mutable means changeable, dynamic, evolutive; inclined to change, evolve, mutate.
mutable is pronounced /ˈmjuːtəbəl/.
Why “mutable” is a great word
Liable or subject to change; capable of being altered in form, nature, or value. From Middle English mutable, from Old French mutable, from Latin mutabilis ("liable to change"), from mutare ("to change"), from Proto-Indo-European root *mei- ("to change, go, move"). First recorded in English in the late 14th century. Unlike "immutable" (which denotes an absolute, unyielding permanence) or "inconstant" (which carries a whisper of moral failing), "mutable" is the cooler, more neutral designation for the fundamental condition of being susceptible to alteration. It is the soft wax receiving a seal, the shifting path of a river through a delta, the play of light and shadow on a wall as a cloud passes—the quiet, pervasive truth that to exist is to be provisional, as all things touching time must be.
Etymology
From Middle English mutable, from Old French mutable, from Latin mutabilis (“liable to change”). By surface analysis, muta- + -able.
adj
- Changeable, dynamic, evolutive; inclined to change, evolve, mutate.
- Having a value that is changeable during program execution.
- Being one of the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, associated with adaptability, flexibility and sympathy.
noun
- Something mutable; a variable or value that can change.e.g.“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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