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interchangeable

in·terc·han·geable

US/ɪntɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbl̩/ rare

adjective

1.

of or relating to or suggestive of complementation

  • “interchangeable electric outlets”
2.

(mathematics, logic) such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged

  • “the arguments of the symmetric relation,”
  • “are interchangeable”
3.

capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability

  • “interchangeable electric outlets”
  • “interchangeable parts”

Origin

From interchange + -able.

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