immutability

[ ih-myoo-tuh-bil-i-tee ]

/ ɪˌmyu təˈbɪl ɪ ti /

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the state or condition of being unchangeable:These findings contradict previous myths about the genetic immutability of intelligence at birth.The ancient Christian doctrine of God's immutability states that God doesn't change, has never changed, and will never change.

Computers. (in object-oriented programming) the characteristic of an object with a fixed structure and properties whose values cannot be changed: Informing the compiler about the immutability of the variable allows for optimizing the code and logic behind the implementation of the code.

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Rarely im·mu·ta·ble·ness

[ih-myoo-tuh-buhl-nis] /ɪˈmyu tə bəl nɪs/ .

Origin of immutability

immutabl(e) + -ity

Words nearby immutability

immunosuppressive, immunotherapy, immunotoxin, immunotransfusion, immure, immutability, immutable, IMNSHO, IMO, Imodium, Imogene

How to use immutability in a sentence

We were being socialized to believe that a lopsided power dynamic is immutable.
We Need More Feminist Dads - Issue 95: Escape|Jordan Shapiro|February 3, 2021|Nautilus
The science of reading is more about reducing ignorance than finding ultimate, immutable truths applicable to every child.
Is there really a ‘science of reading’ that tells us exactly how to teach kids to read?|Valerie Strauss|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
The first is rather immutable, before it sets up the structure of a sentence.
A Language AI Is Accurately Predicting Covid-19 ‘Escape’ Mutations|Shelly Fan|January 19, 2021|Singularity Hub
Whole blocks of code may need to be written in order for your application to accommodate the fact that variable values assigned using Moment somewhere in a call chain can’t be counted on as immutable values inside your application codebase.
Google’s Lighthouse is now recommending JavaScript library alternates|Detlef Johnson|January 5, 2021|Search Engine Land

A modern pattern which relies on immutable Objects from a newer library is more stable.
Google’s Lighthouse is now recommending JavaScript library alternates|Detlef Johnson|January 5, 2021|Search Engine Land
AIPAC officials have long argued that American aid “has come to represent the immutability of the U.S.-Israel alliance.”
Should U.S. Military Aid To Israel Be Cut?|Brent E. Sasley|January 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Notwithstanding His immutability, God is, in all the religions of this world, a veritable Proteus.
Superstition In All Ages (1732)|Jean Meslier
Elsewhere223 we have shown that even this very celestial Soul cannot partake of the perfect immutability of intelligible things.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)
No; he is the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever; and it is his immutability that plunges me into despair.
The Sheepfold and the Common, Vol. II (of 2)|Timothy East
We left the place not without reflection upon the immutability of things that are earthly.
From the Thames to the Tiber|J. Wardle
We need not, then, regard Immutability of the Law as a fundamental dogma with Maimonides.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik