mutating

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adjective

Causing or tending to cause mutation.

“std::sort is a mutating algorithm.”

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of mutate
adjectivemutating (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCausing or tending to cause mutation.

    std::sort is a mutating algorithm.

    1 more example

    The mutating process that cells undergo can lead to cancer.

  2. not comparablecomputingHaving the ability to make changes to data other than its makeup.

    The begin() member of std::string returns a mutating iterator.

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APA

mutating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutating

MLA

“mutating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutating. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mutating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutating.

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