"class invariant" meaning in English

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          "text": "Every object of a given class must satisfy the class's invariant. This invariant acts as a constraint, limiting the size of the class's state-space. A subclass both inherits the class invariant(s) of its superclass(es) and adds a further restriction of its own.",
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        "(object-oriented programming) An invariant used to constrain objects of a class that is preserved by class methods and that constrains the state stored in the object."
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