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Steadfast vs Immutable - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between steadfast and immutable

is that steadfast is fixed or unchanging; steady while immutable is unable to be changed without exception.

As a noun immutable is

something that cannot be changed.

steadfast

English

Alternative forms

* stedfast (obsolete)

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Fixed or unchanging; steady.
  • Firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.

    • Derived terms

    * steadfastly * steadfastness

    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

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