Definitions For Contravariant

Noun

CONTRAVARIANT (plural CONTRAVARIANTs) (algebra) A bihomogeneous polynomial in dual variables of x, y, ... and the coefficients of some homogeneous form in x, y, ... that is invariant under some group of linear transformations.

Translations

Finnish: kontravariantti

Adjective

(not comparable) (category theory, of a functor) which reverses composition (object-oriented programming) Using or relating to contravariance. (linear algebra, of a vector) Scaling inversely with a change of basis.

Derived terms

contravariant functor contravector

Translations

Finnish: kontravariantti French: contravariant German: kontravariant Portuguese: contravariante Romanian: contravariant, m Swedish: kontravariant Finnish: kontravariantti French: contravariant German: kontravariant

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