invariance

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invariance - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Invariance \In*va"ri*ance\, n. (Math.)
     The property of remaining invariable under prescribed or
     implied conditions. --J. J. Sylvester.
     [1913 Webster]

invariance - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  invariance
      n 1: the quality of being resistant to variation [syn:
           invariability, invariableness, invariance] [ant:
           variability, variableness, variance]
      2: the nature of a quantity or property or function that remains
         unchanged when a given transformation is applied to it; "the
         invariance of the configuration under translation"