oföränderlig

Oföränderlig is a Swedish adjective meaning not changing or immutable; unchangeable. It is used to describe things that remain constant over time, such as natural laws, constants, or principles. The term can also be used figuratively for attitudes or conditions that seem resistant to change, and in theology it appears in discussions of the immutability of God.

Etymology and formation: the word is built from the stem förändra (to change) with the negating prefix o- and the adjectival suffix -lig, yielding föränderlig (changeable) and its negation oföränderlig (unchangeable). The related noun is oföränderlighet (immutability), while the opposite term is föränderlig.

Usage: oföränderlig tends to appear in formal, philosophical, scientific, or religious contexts, though it can occur in literary writing as well. In everyday language, it may sound elevated or precise. In programming and information technology Swedish often uses oföränderlig to translate the English immutable when describing data structures, constants, or values that cannot be altered after creation.

Examples:

- Fysikens lagar anses vara oföränderlig.

- Guds oföränderlighet är en central doktrin i många teologiska traditioner.

- I vissa programmiljöer strävar man efter oföränderliga data som en designprincip.

Relationer: antonym är föränderlig. Relaterade former är oföränderlighet (immutability) och föränderlighet (changeability).