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invariable

adj
/ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩/US/ɪnˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩/UK/ɪnˈvɛɚbl̩/

Etymology

From in- + variable.

  1. derived from variare — “to change”
  2. derived from variable
  3. prefixed as invariable — “in + variable”

Definitions

  1. Not variable

    Not variable; unalterable; uniform; always having the same value.

    • Physical laws which are invariable.
    • “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action.

  2. Constant.

  3. That cannot undergo inflection, conjugation or declension.

    • The French adjective marron ‘brown’ is invariable: it does not take the usual s in the plural.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Something that does not vary

      Something that does not vary; a constant.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA