immutable
pronunciation
How to pronounce immutable in British English: UK [ɪˈmju:təbl]
How to pronounce immutable in American English: US [ɪˈmjutəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature
Word Origin
- immutable (adj.)
- early 15c., from Old French immutable and directly from Latin immutabilis "unchangeable," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + mutabilis "changeable," from mutare "to change" (see mutable). Related: Immutably.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Not everything can be immutable .
- 2. An immutable val must be initialized , that is defined , when it is declared .
- 3. How deep and immutable is all this ?
- 4. Scala encourages you to use immutable values whenever possible .
- 5. Yet the balance of beijing 's judgment is not immutable .