unalterable

adj

Etymology

From un- + alterable.

  1. derived from alter
  2. derived from alterō — “to make other
  3. derived from alterer
  4. suffixed as alterable — “alter + able
  5. prefixed as unalterable — “un + alterable

Definitions

  1. Incapable of being altered, or of changing.

    • ... every statute in the Bible and in the law books is an attempt to defeaat a law of God—in other words an unalterable and indestructible law of nature.
  2. Irreversible, irrevocable.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at unalterable. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at unalterable. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at unalterable

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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