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Immutability

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im·mu·ta·ble  (-myt-bl)
adj.
Not subject or susceptible to change.
im·muta·bili·ty, im·muta·ble·ness n.
im·muta·bly adv.
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Noun1.immutability - the quality of being incapable of mutation; "Darwin challenged the fixity of species"
immutableness, fixity
unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness, changelessness - the quality of being unchangeable; having a marked tendency to remain unchanged
unalterability - the quality of not being alterable
agelessness - the quality of being timeless and eternal
mutability, mutableness - the quality of being capable of mutation
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