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immutability

immutability

1 8.5
A state of not changing over time
  • noun
  • /ɪˌmjuːtəˈbɪləti/
translation icon : inmutabilidad
  • More crucial than the exact content of traditional ideology is its very immutability.

Well, I think that's inside of immutability that in essence that it's valid that you can't, you can't change it, you can't counterfeit it and the like.

Examples

  • The hopeless immutability in my existence at that time roused sudden and strange thoughts in me, like flashes of insanity.

    Academic text (1996)
  • In programming, immutability is essential for creating reliable code that avoids unintended side effects.

  • A complete commitment to immutability is a commitment to never building anything real.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The thing that is hardest for people is to recognize the immutability of that fact.

  • Now, if I may ask, Darren, do you believe, in the immutability of the human soul?

  • Where my father found strength in fluidity and change, his brother found strength in constancy and immutability.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The heterodox groups reject the principle of the immutability of the Torah and its laws.

    Academic text (1999)
  • An evident guardian of conscience and the vulnerable, he was also an ardent champion of the immutability of the tradition whenever it was magisterially defined.

    Academic text (2009)
  • First, the bishops' view of slavery as not inherently sinful depends in part on their theological commitments, including their understanding of the immutability of Catholic doctrine.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The concept of immutability in philosophy suggests that certain truths remain unchanged over time.

Synonyms

invariance
vsimmutability
  • Specialized
1 9.0

Something that stays the same while other things change

is the general idea of not changing across situations rather than a technical law
fixity
vsimmutability
  • Formal
1 8.6

A state in which something does not move or change

is broader, describing resistance to change not only physical firm position
irrevocability
vsimmutability
1 9.9

The state of being impossible to change or take back

expresses a broader, general quality of resisting change rather than legal finality
immutableness
vsimmutability
9.9

A state of not changing over time

is the standard noun form rather than the alternate spelling
unchangeability
vsimmutability
7.4

The quality of not changing over time

highlights inability to be changed rather than just habit or tendency
unchangeableness
vsimmutability
8.6

A state of staying the same over time without becoming different

frames the same idea as an abstract quality rather than a specific condition
unchangingness
vsimmutability
8.6

The quality of staying the same over time

describes an inability to be changed rather than only lacking variation
invariability
vsimmutability
7.6

A state when something stays the same over time

emphasizes inability to change rather than mere steadiness
invariableness
vsimmutability
9.3

A state in which something stays the same

uses the same idea but focuses on permanent inability to change
unalterability
vsimmutability
9.6

A state in which something like a rule cannot change

describes a broad quality of resisting change rather than strict finality
fixedness
vsimmutability
7.8

Being firmly held in place so it does not move or change

expresses inability to change as a general abstract quality rather than physical firmness
incorruptibility
vsimmutability
  • Specialized
8.6

A record or system whose data cannot be changed after it is stored

is the broader quality of resisting change rather than domain specific data integrity
incorruptness
vsimmutability
  • Specialized
7.9

The quality of stored information that cannot be changed

describes the general property of resisting change outside of computing

Antonyms

29 5.7

The amount that something changes over time or between things

1 8.4

Being able to change often or easily

How often or easily something becomes different, for example the weather

How Unchanging

immutability
1 8.5
permanence
15 5.5
constancy
4 5.3
stability
363 3.1

Surface Forms

immutability singular

Morphology

immutability = immutable (transparent) = im + mutable + ity

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'immutable' with '-ity', indicating the quality of being unchangeable.

Etymology

Immutability comes from the Latin parts in- 'not' and mutare 'to change', the same root you see in mutate. So it means 'not changeable', which is why we use it for something that stays the same.