covariant

1. 1.

   changing so that interrelations with another variable quantity or set of quantities remain unchanged

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Questions about covariant

What does covariant mean?

covariant means "changing so that interrelations with another variable quantity or set of quantities remain unchanged".

How many syllables are in covariant?

covariant has 4 syllables and divides as co-va-ri-ant under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is covariant a common word?

covariant is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.