nonalterable

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ alterable.

Adjective

nonalterable (comparative more nonalterable, superlative most nonalterable)

1. Synonym of unalterable
   • 2009, Food and Drugs, page 440:

     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.

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

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

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