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adjective
Date: 15th century
not changing or capable of change ; constant <an invariable routine> • invariability noun • invariable noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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invariable — [ ɛ̃varjabl ] adj. • 1361; de 1. in et variable 1 ♦ Qui ne varie pas, ne change pas. ⇒ constant, 1. fixe, immuable. Lois, principes invariables. « son invariable tasse de tisane » (Flaubert). ⇒ éternel. Gramm. Qui ne comporte pas de modifications … Encyclopédie Universelle
invariable — adjetivo 1. (antepuesto / pospuesto) Que no varía: palabra invariable, el invariable panorama, la invariable retahíla de palabras. El ritmo es invariable, siempre el mismo … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
Invariable — In*va ri*a*ble, a. [Pref. in not + variable: cf. F. invariable.] Not given to variation or change; unalterable; unchangeable; always uniform. [1913 Webster] Physical laws which are invariable. I. Taylor. {In*va ri*a*ble*ness}, n. {In*va ri*a*bly} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
invariable — Invariable. adj. Qui ne change point. Estre invariable dans ses promesses, dans ses resolutions. regle invariable … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Invariable — In*va ri*a*ble, n. (Math.) An invariable quantity; a constant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
invariable — (adj.) early 15c., from O.Fr. invariable (14c.) and directly from M.L. invariabilis, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + variabilis (see VARIABLE (Cf. variable)). Related: Invariably … Etymology dictionary
invariable — [in ver′ē ə bəl] adj. [ML invariabilis] not variable; not changing; constant; uniform n. an invariable quantity; constant invariability n. invariableness invariably adv … English World dictionary
invariable — index certain (positive), chronic, constant (adjective), constant (noun), definite, durable … Law dictionary
invariable — [adj] not changing changeless, consistent, constant, fixed, immovable, immutable, inalterable, inflexible, monotonous, perpetual, regular, rigid, same, set, static, unalterable, unchangeable, unchanging, undiversified, unfailing, uniform,… … New thesaurus
invariable — adj. Que no varía o no puede variar … Diccionario de la lengua española
invariable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) never changing. 2) Mathematics (of a quantity) constant. DERIVATIVES invariability noun … English terms dictionary
