1. changing in a way that corresponds to changes in something else
Usage: mathematics; physics

Examples

• The covariant tensor transforms according to specific mathematical rules.
• In physics, covariant equations maintain their form under coordinate transformations.
• The researcher studied covariant derivatives in differential geometry.
• Covariant functors preserve the direction of morphisms in category theory.
• Einstein’s theory uses covariant formulations of physical laws.
• The covariant components of the vector change with the coordinate system.