noninterchangeable

adjective

non·​in·​ter·​change·​able ˌnän-ˌin-tər-ˈchān-jə-bəl How to pronounce noninterchangeable (audio)
: not capable of being interchanged : not interchangeable
noninterchangeable parts

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The 30-year-old André-Oort conjecture about the structure of something called Shimura varieties was finally proved, as was the 85-year-old Van der Waerden conjecture, which estimates how many polynomials have noninterchangeable roots. Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 22 Dec. 2022 Albeit, these are noninterchangeable banking models. Ankit Agarwal, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 Van der Waerden was interested in how many polynomials have noninterchangeable roots. Quanta Magazine, 21 Apr. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of noninterchangeable was in 1853

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“Noninterchangeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noninterchangeable. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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