interchangeable

Plural: interchangeables

Adjective Satellite

• (mathematics, logic) such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged
  • "the arguments of the symmetric relation, `is a sister of,' are interchangeable"
• capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability
  • "interchangeable electric outlets"
  • "interchangeable parts"

Adj

• Freely substitutable; that may be swapped at will.
• Following each other in alternate succession; alternating.

Noun

• Anything that can be interchanged; a substitute.

Examples

• Eli Whitney's development of interchangeable parts was a breakthrough for modern manufacturing. Prior to that, each part had to be made custom.

Synonyms

exchangeable, similar, standardised, standardized, equivalent

Anagrams of interchangeable