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mutable
[ myoo-tuh-buhl ]
/ Ëmyu tÉ bÉl /
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adjective
liable or subject to change or alteration.
given to changing; constantly changing; fickle or inconstant: the mutable ways of fortune.
Computers. (in object-oriented programming) of or noting an object having properties whose values can change while the object itself maintains a unique identity.
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Origin of mutable
First recorded in 1350â1400; Middle English, from Latin mĆ«tÄbilis, equivalent to mĆ«tÄ(re) âto changeâ + -bilis -ble
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British Dictionary definitions for mutable
mutable
/ (ËmjuËtÉbÉl) /
adjective
able to or tending to change
astrology of or relating to four of the signs of the zodiac, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces, which are associated with the quality of adaptabilityCompare cardinal (def. 9), fixed (def. 10)
Derived forms of mutable
mutability or rare mutableness, nounmutably, adverbWord Origin for mutable
C14: from Latin mĆ«tÄbilis fickle, from mĆ«tÄre to change
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