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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-covariant.wav
Etymology: From co- + variant. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|variant}} co- + variant Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} covariant (not comparable)
  1. (category theory, of a functor) Which preserves the order of morphism composition: formally, which associates each morphism f:X→Y to a morphism F(f):F(X)→F(Y). Tags: not-comparable Translations (which preserves composition): kovariantti (Finnish), covariant (French), kovariant (German), सहपरिवर्ती (sahaprivartī) (Hindi), covariante (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-covariant-en-adj-Gwi6uzym Categories (other): Category theory, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with co-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 5 45 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 29 19 31 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 57 6 30 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 5 45 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 3 47 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 46 8 28 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 46 7 28 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 8 28 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 45 9 28 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 43 9 30 19 Topics: category-theory, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'which preserves composition': 89 11
  2. (object-oriented programming) Using or relating to covariance. Tags: not-comparable Translations (relating to covariance): kovariantti (Finnish), covariant (French), kovariant (German), सहपरिवर्ती (sahaprivartī) (Hindi)
    Sense id: en-covariant-en-adj-2ldhsg3G Categories (other): Object-oriented programming, English terms prefixed with co- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 29 19 31 21 Disambiguation of 'relating to covariance': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bicovariant, covariantisation, covariantization, covariantize, covariantly, Frobenius covariant, noncovariant, semicovariant, supercovariant

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-covariant.wav Forms: covariants [plural]
Etymology: From co- + variant. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|variant}} co- + variant Head templates: {{en-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. Translations (bihomogeneous polynomial...): सहपरिवर्ती (sahaprivartī) (Hindi)
    Sense id: en-covariant-en-noun-fDAQljIB Categories (other): Algebra, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with co-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 5 45 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 29 19 31 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 5 45 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 3 47 11 Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'bihomogeneous polynomial...': 88 12
  2. (algebra) The variety defined by a covariant. Translations (variety defined by a covariant): सहपरिवर्ती (sahaprivartī) (Hindi)
    Sense id: en-covariant-en-noun-YdUe5tjC Categories (other): Algebra, English terms prefixed with co-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 29 19 31 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 5 45 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 3 47 11 Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'variety defined by a covariant': 1 99

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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sahaprivartī",
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      "word": "सहपरिवर्ती"
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