invariance

Definitions of invariance
  1. noun
    the quality of being resistant to variation
    synonyms: invariability, invariableness
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    types:
    unvariedness
    characterized by an absence of variation
    humdrum, monotony, sameness
    the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
    type of:
    changelessness, unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness
    the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged
  2. noun
    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”
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    type of:
    constancy, stability
    the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
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