Covariant
Pronunciation : Co*va"ri*ant (k-v"r-ant)
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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.
(Higher Alg.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913