contravariance

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. The reversal of the order of data types acted upon by an operator.
2. A functor which reverses composition.
3. Of vectors, the property of scaling inversely with a change of basis, as opposed to covariance.

Konzepte

Kontravarianz

Synonyme

inversion

reversal

Übersetzungen

contravariance

contravariância

Etymologie (Englisch)

From contra- + variance.