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Covariation vs Covariant - What's the difference?

covariation | covariant |

As nouns the difference between covariation and covariant

is that covariation is covariance while covariant is a bihomogeneous polynomial in x'', ''y'', and the coefficients of some homogeneous form in ''x'', ''y , that is invariant under some group of linear transformations.

As an adjective covariant is

(category theory) (of a functor) which preserves composition.

covariation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • covariance

    • covariant

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (category theory) (Of a functor) which preserves composition
  • (computing, programming) Using or relating to covariance.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bihomogeneous polynomial in x'', ''y'', ... and the coefficients of some homogeneous form in ''x'', ''y , ... that is invariant under some group of linear transformations.
  • The variety defined by a covariant.