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mutant

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noun/ˈmjuːtənt//ˈmju(t)n̩(t)/
  1. 1

    That which has mutated, with one or more new characteristics from a mutation.

    • Furthermore, it is possible that there occasionally arises what may be called a mutant of very desirable character from a eugenic point of view.
    • There does seem to have been some mutation among plants[…]but in animal life where are the mutants? When or where has a new species originated in this way?
  2. 2

    Someone or something that seems strange, abnormal, or bizarre.informal

    • Your neighbor seems to be a mutant; he’s so cringy!
  3. 3

    Synonym of mutex.

  4. 4

    A changed version of a program, developed as part of mutation testing.

adj/ˈmjuːtənt//ˈmju(t)n̩(t)/
  1. 1

    Of, relating to, undergoing (i.e. mutating), or resulting from change or mutation; that has undergone mutation.not-comparable

    • mutant DNA
  2. 2

    Strange, abnormal, or bizarre.informalnot-comparable

    • Your mutant brother just growled at me again!

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