unchangeablevariable

noun

UK /ʌnˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl ˈveəriəbəl/

US /ʌnˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl ˈveriəbəl/

A value in a computer program that you set once and cannot change later.

The programmer stored the maximum score in an unchangeablevariable so no one could accidentally alter it.

SYNONYMS

constant fixed value read-only variable immutable variable

RELATED WORDS

variable constant declaration assignment immutability

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A quantity in math that stays the same throughout a problem.

In the equation, the unchangeablevariable kept the total fixed while other numbers changed.

3. A setting in a game that players are not allowed to modify.

The difficulty level was an unchangeablevariable in the tournament mode.

4. A fact or rule that cannot be altered in a given situation.

For the experiment, gravity was treated as an unchangeablevariable.