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The same function may be an invariant for one group of symmetries and equivariant for a different group of symmetries. For instance, under similarity transformations instead of congruences the area and perimeter are no longer invariant: scaling a triangle also changes its area and perimeter. However,
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of the real numbers, so for instance it is unaffected by the choice of units used to represent the numbers. By contrast, the mean is not equivariant with respect to nonlinear transformations such as exponentials.
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with the action of the group. That is, applying a symmetry transformation and then computing the function produces the same result as computing the function and then applying the transformation.
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The centroid is the only affine equivariant center of a triangle, but more general convex bodies can have other affine equivariant centers; see e.g.
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are not invariant, because moving a triangle will also cause its centers to move. Instead, these centers are equivariant: applying any Euclidean
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from ρ to σ. Using natural transformations as morphisms, one can form the category of all representations of
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If one or both of the actions are right actions the equivariance condition may be suitably modified:
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against certain kinds of changes to a data set, and that (unlike the mean) it is meaningful for
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of a sample is equivariant for a much larger group of transformations, the (strictly)
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The centroid of a triangle (where the three red segments meet) is equivariant under
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Maps whose domain and codomain are acted on by the same group, and the map commutes
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these changes happen in a predictable way: if a triangle is scaled by a factor of
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for details. In pure mathematics, equivariance is a central object of study in
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and equivariant estimator have been used to formalize this style of analysis.
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Neumann, B. H. (1939), "On some affine invariants of closed convex regions",
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of the real numbers. This analysis indicates that the median is more
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The equivariance condition can also be understood as the following
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Segal, G. B. (1971), "Equivariant stable homotopy theory",
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between representations which commutes with the action of
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of a sample (a set of real numbers) is commonly used as a
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Equivariance can be formalized using the concept of a
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Index

mathematics
symmetry
functions
symmetric spaces
acted on
symmetry group
commutes
invariants
statistical inference
invariant estimator
equivariant topology
equivariant cohomology
equivariant stable homotopy theory

affine transformations
triangles
area
perimeter
Euclidean transformations
triangle centers
centroid
circumcenter
incenter
orthocenter
congruence
similarity transformations
affine transformations
statistical estimation
mean
central tendency

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