covariant

• Termo técnico usado em matemática e física para descrever uma grandeza que se transforma de maneira específica quando as coordenadas mudam; em programação, diz respeito a tipos que preservam a direção da relação de subtipagem.

A technical term used in mathematics and physics to describe a quantity that transforms in a specific way under a change of coordinates.

1. Mathematical and physical propertyC2formal

   Describing a quantity or function that changes in a way that preserves certain relationships with another variable or set of variables.

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   • In tensor calculus, a covariant vector transforms in the same way as the basis vectors.
   • The covariant derivative is essential for describing curved spacetime in general relativity.
   • The equations remain covariant under a change of coordinates.

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