invariableadj.n.

/ɪnˈvɛːrɪəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + variable adj. and n., or < French invariable (Oresme, 14th cent.; Cotgrave 1611 has ‘Invariable vnvariable’); so Italian invariabile (Florio, 1611).

A. adj.

a. Not subject to variation or alteration; unchangeable, unalterable; remaining ever the same, unchanging, constant; occurring alike in every case, unvarying.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective]

oneOE

consimilec1400

suinga1425

even?c1425

agreeable1512

uniform1540

consemblable?1541

suant1547

constantc1550

just?1556

similar1563

similary1564

unvaried1570

uniformal1574

consimilar1577

homogeneana1601

homogeneal1603

homogene1607

invariable1607

of a piece1607

undistinguisheda1616

univocal1615

immutable1621

uniformable1632

solemn1639

homogeneous1646

consistent1651

pariformal1651

self-consistent1651

congeniousa1656

level1655

undiversificated1659

equal1663

of one make1674

invarieda1676

congenerous1683

undiversified1684

equable1693

solid1699

consisting1700

tranquil1794

unbranching1826

horizontal1842

sole1845

self-similar1847

homoeomeric1865

equiformal1883

monochrome1970

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > [adjective] > unchangeable

unchangeablea1340

immovablec1374

unmovablec1384

immutable1412

unvariablec1425

indeclinable1432

unmutable?a1439

incommutablec1450

irrevocable1490

impermutable1528

irrecoverable1540

inalterable?1541

unreformable1549

inchangeable1583

beyond (also past, without) recall1597

incontrollable1605

invariable1607

unalterable1611

unrecallable1611

untransmutable1611

unreversable1616

involublea1618

irreversible1629

irreducible1633

inconvertible1646

eternal1685

intransmutable1691

unconvertible1700

unvoidable1725

unmodifiable1798

irreformable1812

irrevertible1822

irredeemable1839

true1845

influxible1871

irrevisable1884

intransformable1887

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 137 Their common properties of nature, such as..remaine like infallible and invariable truths in euery kinde and country of the world.

1696 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth iv. 263 The heat on the Face of the Earth would still be equal and invariable.

1709 G. Berkeley Ess. New Theory of Vision §66. 72 If there was one only invariable, and universal Language in the World.

1747 J. Hervey Medit. II. 93 Clear as the Sun, the greater and invariable Luminary.

1770 J. A. Mallet Let. 13 Apr. in Philos. Trans. 1770 (Royal Soc.) (1771) 60 364 I used an invariable pendulum which M. de la Condamine got constructed at Quito.

1825 J. R. McCulloch Princ. Polit. Econ. ii. ii. 141 The value of gold and silver is certainly not invariable, but, generally speaking, it changes only by slow degrees.

1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iii. §5. 16 The conscience of man is no invariable and definite endowment, the same in all men everywhere and always.

1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. ix. 395 Banishment was the invariable sentence.

1871 C. Davies Metric Syst. i. 17 Every system of weights and measures must have an invariable unit for its base.

†b. Of a person. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adjective]

stallc1275

unflichinga1340

adviseda1393

affirmed1440

constant1481

resolved1518

resolute1522

well-settled?1532

ratified1533

unbashed1536

bent1548

well-resolved1565

unabashed1571

determinate1587

undaunted1587

peremptory1589

confirmed1594

decretal1608

pight1608

intent1610

definitivea1616

unshrinkinga1616

naylessa1618

pitched1642

decisive1658

martyrly1659

certain1667

fell1667

decretory1674

martyrial1678

decretorian1679

invariable1696

unflinching1728

hell-bent1731

decided1767

determined1773

iron-headed1787

adamantine1788

unwincing1802

stick-at-nothing1805

adamant1816

hard-set1818

rock-like1833

bound1844

do-or-die1851

unbased1860

focused1888

capable de tout1899

purposive1903

go-for-broke1946

hard rock1947

take-no-shit1992

1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Invariable, firm, resolute, constant.

1718 Mem. Life J. Kettlewell iii. §86. 409 He persisted Invariable to his Principles.

c. Mathematics. Of a quantity: Constant. Of a point, line, etc.: Fixed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [adjective] > describing particular qualities > constant

standing1685

invariable1704

stable1728

constant1753

parametric1864

parametral1865

1704 C. Hayes Treat. Fluxions 77 By the Property of the [Logarithmic] Curve, the Subtangent PT is equal to an invariable Quantity.

1807 C. Hutton Course Math. (ed. 5) II. 304 In the algebraic expression a² − bx, where a and b denote constant or invariable quantities, and x a flowing or variable one.

1820 Herschel Examp. Finite Diff. 126 This equation is to be integrated on the hypothesis of y₂^dy₂/ _dx₂ being invariable by the change of z to z + 1.

1882 G. M. Minchin Uniplanar Kinematics 44 An equation between the radius vector drawn to the instantaneous centre from an invariable point (or particle) in the moving body, and the angle which this radius vector makes with fixed line (or invariable row of particles) in the body.

B. n. Mathematics.

An invariable quantity, a constant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [noun] > particular qualities > constant

constant1832

parameter1833

invariable1864

1864 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1885 in Cassell's Encycl. Dict. IV.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	invariable
释义	invariableadj.n. /ɪnˈvɛːrɪəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + variable adj. and n., or < French invariable (Oresme, 14th cent.; Cotgrave 1611 has ‘Invariable vnvariable’); so Italian invariabile (Florio, 1611). A. adj. a. Not subject to variation or alteration; unchangeable, unalterable; remaining ever the same, unchanging, constant; occurring alike in every case, unvarying. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective] oneOE consimilec1400 suinga1425 even?c1425 agreeable1512 uniform1540 consemblable?1541 suant1547 constantc1550 just?1556 similar1563 similary1564 unvaried1570 uniformal1574 consimilar1577 homogeneana1601 homogeneal1603 homogene1607 invariable1607 of a piece1607 undistinguisheda1616 univocal1615 immutable1621 uniformable1632 solemn1639 homogeneous1646 consistent1651 pariformal1651 self-consistent1651 congeniousa1656 level1655 undiversificated1659 equal1663 of one make1674 invarieda1676 congenerous1683 undiversified1684 equable1693 solid1699 consisting1700 tranquil1794 unbranching1826 horizontal1842 sole1845 self-similar1847 homoeomeric1865 equiformal1883 monochrome1970 the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > [adjective] > unchangeable unchangeablea1340 immovablec1374 unmovablec1384 immutable1412 unvariablec1425 indeclinable1432 unmutable?a1439 incommutablec1450 irrevocable1490 impermutable1528 irrecoverable1540 inalterable?1541 unreformable1549 inchangeable1583 beyond (also past, without) recall1597 incontrollable1605 invariable1607 unalterable1611 unrecallable1611 untransmutable1611 unreversable1616 involublea1618 irreversible1629 irreducible1633 inconvertible1646 eternal1685 intransmutable1691 unconvertible1700 unvoidable1725 unmodifiable1798 irreformable1812 irrevertible1822 irredeemable1839 true1845 influxible1871 irrevisable1884 intransformable1887 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 137 Their common properties of nature, such as..remaine like infallible and invariable truths in euery kinde and country of the world. 1696 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth iv. 263 The heat on the Face of the Earth would still be equal and invariable. 1709 G. Berkeley Ess. New Theory of Vision §66. 72 If there was one only invariable, and universal Language in the World. 1747 J. Hervey Medit. II. 93 Clear as the Sun, the greater and invariable Luminary. 1770 J. A. Mallet Let. 13 Apr. in Philos. Trans. 1770 (Royal Soc.) (1771) 60 364 I used an invariable pendulum which M. de la Condamine got constructed at Quito. 1825 J. R. McCulloch Princ. Polit. Econ. ii. ii. 141 The value of gold and silver is certainly not invariable, but, generally speaking, it changes only by slow degrees. 1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iii. §5. 16 The conscience of man is no invariable and definite endowment, the same in all men everywhere and always. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. ix. 395 Banishment was the invariable sentence. 1871 C. Davies Metric Syst. i. 17 Every system of weights and measures must have an invariable unit for its base. †b. Of a person. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adjective] stallc1275 unflichinga1340 adviseda1393 affirmed1440 constant1481 resolved1518 resolute1522 well-settled?1532 ratified1533 unbashed1536 bent1548 well-resolved1565 unabashed1571 determinate1587 undaunted1587 peremptory1589 confirmed1594 decretal1608 pight1608 intent1610 definitivea1616 unshrinkinga1616 naylessa1618 pitched1642 decisive1658 martyrly1659 certain1667 fell1667 decretory1674 martyrial1678 decretorian1679 invariable1696 unflinching1728 hell-bent1731 decided1767 determined1773 iron-headed1787 adamantine1788 unwincing1802 stick-at-nothing1805 adamant1816 hard-set1818 rock-like1833 bound1844 do-or-die1851 unbased1860 focused1888 capable de tout1899 purposive1903 go-for-broke1946 hard rock1947 take-no-shit1992 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Invariable, firm, resolute, constant. 1718 Mem. Life J. Kettlewell iii. §86. 409 He persisted Invariable to his Principles. c. Mathematics. Of a quantity: Constant. Of a point, line, etc.: Fixed. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [adjective] > describing particular qualities > constant standing1685 invariable1704 stable1728 constant1753 parametric1864 parametral1865 1704 C. Hayes Treat. Fluxions 77 By the Property of the [Logarithmic] Curve, the Subtangent PT is equal to an invariable Quantity. 1807 C. Hutton Course Math. (ed. 5) II. 304 In the algebraic expression a² − bx, where a and b denote constant or invariable quantities, and x a flowing or variable one. 1820 Herschel Examp. Finite Diff. 126 This equation is to be integrated on the hypothesis of y₂^dy₂/ _dx₂ being invariable by the change of z to z + 1. 1882 G. M. Minchin Uniplanar Kinematics 44 An equation between the radius vector drawn to the instantaneous centre from an invariable point (or particle) in the moving body, and the angle which this radius vector makes with fixed line (or invariable row of particles) in the body. B. n. Mathematics. An invariable quantity, a constant. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [noun] > particular qualities > constant constant1832 parameter1833 invariable1864 1864 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1885 in Cassell's Encycl. Dict. IV. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1607
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