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covariant

English

Etymology

co- +? variant

Adjective

covariant (not comparable)

  1. (category theory) (Of a functor) which preserves composition.
  2. (object-oriented programming) Using or relating to covariance.

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Noun

covariant (plural covariants)

  1. (algebra) A bihomogeneous polynomial in x, y, ... and the coefficients of some homogeneous form in x, y, ... that is invariant under some group of linear transformations.
  2. (algebra) The variety defined by a covariant.

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contravariant

English

Adjective

contravariant (not comparable)

  1. (category theory, of a functor) which reverses composition
  2. (object-oriented programming) Using or relating to contravariance.

Translations

Noun

contravariant (plural contravariants)

  1. (algebra) A bihomogeneous polynomial in dual variables of x, y, ... and the coefficients of some homogeneous form in x, y, ... that is invariant under some group of linear transformations.

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