invariant

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This saturation concentration has been assumed to be an invariant quantity, but, writing in Nature, Riback et al.2 demonstrate that this assumption is invalid.

From Nature

Then there are slightly more abstract symmetries, such as those of a harmonious musical chord, whose frequency patterns remain invariant when they are shifted by a fixed amount of time.

From Scientific American

The number of particles that observers will see depends on their own state of motion; it is not invariant and therefore does not qualify as an objective fact.

From Scientific American

This invariant DNA sequence occurs in a gene called doublesex; it determines sexual development in the mosquito species Anopheles gambiae, a major carrier of the malaria parasite in Africa.

From Seattle Times

This invariant DNA sequence occurs in a gene called doublesex, which determines sexual development in the mosquito species Anopheles gambiae, one of the major carriers of the malaria parasite in Africa.

From New York Times