the C++ ISO standards (C++98/03 and C++11) provide a basisfor keeping these many implementations mutually compatible.
mutual
adjective /'mjutʃuəl/
1
mutual feelings such as respect, trust, or hatred are feelings that two or more people have for each other → reciprocal [reciprocal =/rɪ'sɪprəkl/adjective, a reciprocal arrangement or relationship is one in which two people or groups do or give the same things to each other ]
used to describe feelings that two or more people have for each other equally, or actions that affect two or more people equally.
(of two or more people or groups) feeling the same emotion, or doing the same thing to or for each other.
felt or done in the same way by each of two or more people.
You use mutual to describe a situation, feeling, or action that is experienced, felt, or done by both of two people mentioned.
mutual respect/trust/understanding etc
Mutual respect is necessary for any partnership to work.
European nations can live together in a spirit of mutual trust.
I didn’t like Dev, and the feeling seemed to be mutual.
The two men were a mutual admiration society, gushing about how much they were learning from each other. [gush = verb, /ɡʌʃ/, 1). if a liquid gushes, it flows or pours out quickly and in large quantities. if something gushes a liquid, the liquid pours out quickly and in large quantities SYN spurt. Water gushed from the broken pipe. The wound gushed blood.]
Mutual love and respect was the key to their successful marriage.
The partnership was based on mutual admiration and understanding.
mutual trust
If a feeling is mutual, then two people or groups feel the same way about each other.
Her fans love her, and the feeling is mutual. [=and she loves her fans]
Their attraction was mutual. [=they were both attracted to each other]
“I'm pleased to meet you.” “The feeling is mutual!” [=I'm also pleased to meet you]
It was a mutual effort.
I don't like her, and I think the feeling is mutual(= she doesn't like me either).
Theirs was a partnership based on mutual respect, trust and understanding.
Both countries are acting to their mutual advantage.
mutual respect/support/understanding
Our relationship was based on mutual distrust.
It's plain that he adores his daughter, and the feeling is mutual.
2
mutual support, help etc is support that two or more people give each other.
MAMA puts new mothers in touch with each other, for mutual support and friendship.
countries relying on mutual support during difficult times.
3
mutual agreement/consent
when two or more people both agree to something.
The relationship was ended by mutual agreement.
We had a mutual agreement not to tell our secret.
They parted by mutual consent.
The agreement was terminated by mutual consent.
by mutual agreement
He said his contract was cancelled by mutual agreement.
4
mutual friend/interest/benefit
a friend or interest that two people both have.
shared between two or more people or groups.
(always used before a noun) shared by two or more people or groups.
[only before noun]shared by two or more people.
belonging to or true of two or more people.
You use mutual to describe something such as an interest which two or more people share.
They met through a mutual friend. [=a person who was a friend of both of them]
We discovered a mutual interest in drama.
We met at the home of a mutual friend.
They soon discovered a mutual interest in music.
our mutual hobby of car racing
The two countries have several mutual [=joint] interests.
They were introduced by a mutual friend.
We found that we have a mutual interest in mountaineering.
The scheme would be to our mutual benefit.
The East and the West can work together for their mutual benefit and progress.
They do, however, share a mutual interest in design.
We were introduced by a mutual friend who felt that we might like to go out together.
mutually
adverb /'mjutʃuəli/
1
something that is mutually acceptable etc is acceptable etc to both or all the people involved.
Attempts to reach a mutually agreed solution had been fruitless... A meeting would take place at a mutually convenient time.
in an equal way for each person or group involved.
felt or done equally by two or more people.
felt or done by two or more people or groups in the same way.
by, to, or for each of two or more people equally.
We eventually arrived at a figure that was mutually acceptable.
mutuality of interest.
We hope that these changes will be mutually beneficial.
a mutually rewarding relationship
mutually dependent countries [=countries that are equally dependent on each other]
They loved and respected each other mutually.
a mutually beneficial/supportive relationship
Can we find a mutually convenient time to meet?
It will be a mutually beneficial project.
We need to find a mutually convenient date for the talks.
a mutually acceptable compromise
2
mutually exclusive
two ideas or beliefs that are mutually exclusive cannot both exist or be true at the same time.
related in such a way that each thing makes the other thing impossible : not able to be true at the same time or to exist together.
not possible at the same time.
if two things are mutually exclusive, they cannot both happen, exist, or be true at the same time.
War and peace are mutually exclusive. [=war and peace cannot exist at the same time]
mutually exclusive events
- often used after not to describe things that can exist together or at the same time
In a marriage, love and conflict are not mutually exclusive. [=both love and conflict can exist in a marriage at the same time]
Being rich and being a Socialist are not mutually exclusive (= they can exist together at the same time).
The two views are not mutually exclusive(= both can be true at the same time).
Some people think that uncontrolled economic growth and environmental stability are mutually exclusive.
Great art and commercialism are surely mutually exclusive.
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