contravariance

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

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.

Συνώνυμα

inversion

reversal

Μεταφράσεις

Kontravarianz

contravariance

contravariância

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From contra- + variance.