mutant

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Synonyms: nutant

Antonyms: nutant

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|genetics}} That which has mutated, with one or more new [[characteristic]]s from a [[mutation]].
2. {{lb|en|informal}} Someone or something that seems [[strange]], [[abnormal]], or [[bizarre]].
3. {{lb|en|computing}} {{synonym of|en|mutex}}.
4. {{lb|en|software engineering}} A [[change]]d version of a [[program]], developed as part of [[mutation testing]].

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|genetics}} Of, relating to, undergoing (i.e. [[mutating]]), or resulting from change or mutation; that has undergone [[mutation]].
2. {{lb|en|informal}} [[strange|Strange]], [[abnormal]], or [[bizarre]].

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