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invariable

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adj/ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩//ɪnˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩//ɪnˈvɛɚbl̩/
  1. 1

    Not variable; unalterable; uniform; always having the same value.not-comparable

    • Physical laws which are invariable.
    • “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action.
  2. 2

    Constant.not-comparable

  3. 3

    That cannot undergo inflection, conjugation or declension.broadlynot-comparable

    • The French adjective marron ‘brown’ is invariable: it does not take the usual s in the plural.
noun/ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bl̩//ɪnˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩//ɪnˈvɛɚbl̩/
  1. 1

    Something that does not vary; a constant.

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