nonalterable

comparative more nonalterable · superlative most nonalterable

1. Synonym of unalterable.

   Nonalterable variables are things we cannot change, such as ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, and home background.

   2012, Ronald C. Martella, J. Ron Nelson, Nancy E. Marchand-Martella, Comprehensive Behavior Management, page 213

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   A preformed nonalterable cranioplasty plate is a de- vice that is implanted in a patient to repair a skull defect and is constructed of a material, e.g., stainless steel or vitallium, that cannot be altered or reshaped at the time of surgery without changing the chemical behavior of the material.

   2009, Food and Drugs, page 440

   The students who are less successful describe themselves as helpless and atrtribute their unsuccessful outcomes to nonalterable and/or external causes such as stupidity, task difficulty, luck, poor teachers, or even bad days.

   2012, Gretchen Gimpel Peacock, Ruth A. Ervin, Kenneth W. Merrell, Practical Handbook of School Psychology, page 250

   Synonyms: unalterable