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Immutable vs Unmodifiable - What's the difference?

immutable | unmodifiable | Synonyms |

Unmodifiable is a synonym of immutable.



As adjectives the difference between immutable and unmodifiable

is that immutable is unable to be changed without exception while unmodifiable is incapable of being modified; immune to modification.

As a noun immutable

is something that cannot be changed.

immutable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Unable to be changed without exception.
    • The government has enacted an immutable law.
  • (programming, of a variable) Not able to be altered in the memory after its value is set initially, such as a constant.

    • Antonyms

    * mutable * nonimmutable

    Derived terms

    * strongly immutable * weakly immutable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that cannot be changed.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    unmodifiable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Incapable of being modified; immune to modification.

    • Synonyms

    * (immune to modification) constant, fixed, immutable, unalterable, unchangeable

    Antonyms

    * (immune to modification) modifiable