contravariant

Adjective

(not comparable)

(category theory, of a funct) which reverses composition
(computing, programming) Using or relating to contravariance.

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The complete covariant and contravariant system includes no fewer than 34 forms; from its complexity it is desirable to consider the cubic in a simple canonical form; that chosen by Cayley was ax 3 +by 3 + cz 3 + 6dxyz (Amer.

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