immutable
Americanadjective
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not mutable; unchangeable; changeless.
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Computers. (in object-oriented programming) of or noting an object with a fixed structure and properties whose values cannot be changed.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- immutability noun
- immutableness noun
- immutably adverb
Etymology
Origin of immutable
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin immūtābilis; im- 2, mutable
Example Sentences
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This is an immutable characteristic of large language models.
A curling stone, due to the immutable laws of physics, slows down as it crosses the ice.
This is proof of his optimization skills, not some immutable law of the universe.
Even if we do, that doesn’t change this immutable fact: How a person comes to know David Bowie cements the version of him living forever in your memory and soul.
From Salon
After deep contemplation, she despaired, writing: “Nature’s silence is its one remark, and every flake of world is a chip off that old mute and immutable block.”
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