mutability
pronunciation
How to pronounce mutability in British English:
UK [ˌmju:tə'bɪlətɪ]
How to pronounce mutability in American English:
US [ˌmjutə'bɪlətɪ]
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- Noun:
- the quality of being capable of mutation
Word Origin
- mutability (n.)
- late 14c., "tendency to change, inconstancy," from Middle French mutabilité, from Latin mutabilitas, from mutabilis (see mutable).
Example
- 1. One of the most vexing problems in hiv research is the virus 's extreme mutability .
- 2. But the fact is , mutability lies in the notion of existence , and change is only the manifestation of what it implicitly is .