- that can be changed
- tending toward frequent change; inconstant; fickle
- subject to mutation
Origin of mutable
Middle English from Classical Latin mutabilis, changeable from mutare, to change: see miss
adjective
- An example of mutable is eye color changed by contact lenses.
- An example of mutable is weather.
The definition of mutable is a person or thing that changes or can be changed, or changes often.
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mutable
adjective
- a. Capable of or subject to change or alteration.b. Prone to frequent change; inconstant: mutable weather patterns.
- Tending to undergo genetic mutation: a mutable organism; a mutable gene.
Origin of mutable
Middle English from Latin mūtābilis from mūtāre to change ; see mutate .Related Forms:
- mu′ta·bil′i·ty
noun
- mu′ta·bly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more mutable, superlative most mutable)
- Changeable; inclined to mutate.
- (programming, of a variable) Having a value that is changeable during program execution.
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mutable - Medical Definition
adj.
- Capable of or subject to change or alteration.
- Prone to frequent change; inconstant: mutable weather patterns.
- Tending to undergo genetic mutation: a mutable organism; a mutable gene.
Related Forms:
- mu′ta·bil′i·ty
n.
- mu′ta·bly
adv.
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Sentence Examples
- On the other hand, the mutable and curious nature of Gemini combined with its upward, airy energy serves to enliven Leo and is, therefore, thought to be a highly compatible sign.
- Match this depression with Pisces' mutable nature, and you can create a highly downtrodden and unstable individual; the classic manic depressive.
- They described personality types, while modalities (fixed, mutable, and cardinal) cycle through the year four times and describe energy types.
- Mutable signs do not feature the solidity of the fixed quadruplicity, nor do they possess the drive of the cardinal, but their predilection towards adapting makes them eager to learn and solution-oriented.
- Particular mind, perceives its own plurality as transitory, mutable, sensible things.
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WORDS NEAR mutable IN THE DICTIONARY
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