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mutable

/ˈmjuːtəbəl/
[ˈmjuːtəbl̩]

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From Middle English mutable, from Old French mutable, from Latin mutabilis (“liable to change”). By surface analysis, muta- + -able.

adjective more mutable · most mutable

Changeable, dynamic, evolutive; inclined to change, evolve, mutate. Vndoughtedly constaunce is an honourable vertue, as inconstance is reprochefull and odious. Wherfore that man whiche is mutable for euerye occasyon, muste nedes often repente hym, and in moche repentance is nat only moche foly, but also great detriment: whiche euery wyse man wyll eschue if he can.
of a variable Having a value that is changeable during program execution. A value of a mutable type can change. Objects and arrays are mutable: a JavaScript program can change the values of object properties and array elements. Numbers, booleans, null, and undefined are immutable.
Being one of the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, associated with adaptability, flexibility and sympathy.
Similar: bicorporeal

Similar: abateable, alterable, changeable, dynamic, editable, inconstant, modifiable, mutable, variable · Opposite: immutable

noun mutables

Something mutable; a variable or value that can change. Hypothesis 6.14: Entropy levels within the social group may vary but must be maintained below maximum entropy on certain relevant variables (e.g., on the six globals and five mutables).

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adjective

Similar: abateable, alterable, changeable, dynamic, editable, inconstant, modifiable, mutable, variable · Opposite: immutable

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adj changeable

Español	mutable
Português	mutável
Français	mutable
Deutsch	mutabel, veränderlich, veränderbar
Română	mutabil, muabil
Русский	изме́нчивый izménčivyj
Tiếng Việt	có thể thay đổi

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@misc{mutable_2026,
  title = {mutable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mutable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}