fixed

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Editorial note

Abuses can be fixed, but not if they can't be challenged in court.

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Quick take

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of fixed gathered in one view.

adjective

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

adjective

fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain"

adjective

securely placed or fastened or set; "a fixed piece of wood"; "a fixed resistor"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fixed.

adjective

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

adjective

fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain"

adjective

securely placed or fastened or set; "a fixed piece of wood"; "a fixed resistor"

adjective

incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; "living on fixed incomes"

Example sentences

Abuses can be fixed, but not if they can't be challenged in court.

This might be an issue, perhaps a burp that Tesla has to get fixed pronto.

I sent out two "intent to sue" letters and they fixed the problem within a week.

I just got off the phone with the White House and they're really enthusiastic about getting this fixed.

When my clients ask me to quote a fixed price for my work on a project, I give them a reasonable fixed price because I can afford to do that.

Or all of the goddamn fixed-width "experiences" that were either too wide for what users wanted their window to be or so narrow that acres of space were wasted.

I'm only saying that publicly shaming these guys was a mistake, and that an apology for the mistake could have basically fixed the problem before it got this far.