Frequent vs Invariable - What's the difference?
frequent | invariable |
Done or occurring often; common.
Occurring at short intervals.
* Byron
Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
* Jonathan Swift
(obsolete) Full; crowded; thronged.
* Ben Jonson
(obsolete) Often or commonly reported.
* Massinger
Not variable; unalterable; uniform; always having the same value.
*(Isaac Taylor) (1787–1865)
*:Physical laws which are invariable .
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*:“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action.
(lb) Constant.
(rfv-sense) That cannot undergo inflection, conjugation or declension.
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As adjectives the difference between frequent and invariable
is that frequent is frequent; often while invariable is not variable; unalterable; uniform; always having the same value.As a noun invariable is
something that does not vary; a constant.frequent
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) frequent, from (etyl) .Schwartzman, The Words of Mathematics: An Etymological Dictionary of Mathematical Terms Used in EnglishAdjective
- I take frequent breaks so I don't get too tired.
- There are frequent trains to the beach available.
- I am a frequent visitor to that city.
- frequent feudal towers
- He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government.
- 'Tis Caesar's will to have a frequent senate.
- 'Tis frequent in the city he hath subdued / The Catti and the Daci.