contravariant

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Adjective

contravariant (not comparable)

1. (category theory, of a functor) which reverses composition
2. (object-oriented programming) Using or relating to contravariance.

Translations

• French: contravariant
• Portuguese: contravariante

Translations

• French: contravariant

Noun

contravariant (plural contravariants)

1. (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.

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