immutable

English

Etymology

From French, ultimately from Latin immūtābilis (“unchangable”); im- +‎ mutable

Adjective

immutable (not comparable)

  1. unable to be changed without exception.
    The government has enacted an immutable law.
  2. (programming, of a variable) not able to be altered in the memory after its value is set initially.
    Constants are immutable.

Antonyms

Derived terms
  • strongly immutable
  • weakly immutable

Translations

Noun

immutable (plural immutables)

  1. something that cannot be changed

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /i.my.tabl/

Adjective

immutable (plural immutables)

  1. immutable
  2. (programming) immutable

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