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contravariants

contravariants is the plural of contravariant.

Meaning of contravariant

Noun

contravariant (plural contravariants)

  1. 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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Questions about contravariants

What is contravariants the plural of?
Contravariants is the plural of contravariant.

Words near contravariants in the dictionary

  1. contravariances
  2. contravariant
  3. contravariant functor
  4. contravariant functors
  5. contravariantly
  6. contravariants
  7. contravector
  8. contravectors
  9. contravene
  10. contravened
  11. contravener

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