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Covariant

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A function involving the coefficients and the variables of a quantic, and such that when the quantic is lineally transformed the same function of the new variables and coefficients shall be equal to the old function multiplied by a factor. An invariant is a like function involving only the coefficients of the quantic.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Covariant'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/covariant.html. 1828.