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mutating

mutating is the present participle and gerund of mutate.

Adjective

mutating (not comparable)

  1. Causing or tending to cause mutation.
    • The mutating process that cells undergo can lead to cancer.
    • std::sort is a mutating algorithm.
  2. Having the ability to make changes to data other than its makeup.
    • The begin() member of std::string returns a mutating iterator.

Meaning of mutate

Verb

mutate (third-person singular simple present mutates, present participle mutating, simple past and past participle mutated)

  1. (intransitive) To undergo mutation.
    • The virus has mutated into a more resilient version.
  2. (transitive) To cause mutation.

Words formed from mutating

Phrases with mutating

Questions about mutating

What does mutating mean?
Mutating means causing or tending to cause mutation.
What is mutating the present participle and gerund of?
Mutating is the present participle and gerund of mutate.
What part of speech is mutating?
Mutating is an adjective.

Words near mutating in the dictionary

  1. mutated contraction
  2. mutated contractions
  3. mutated cross-site scripting
  4. mutates
  5. mutatin'
  6. mutating
  7. mutating table
  8. mutating tables
  9. mutation
  10. mutation pressure
  11. mutation testing

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