unmodified

adjective

un·​mod·​i·​fied ˌən-ˈmä-də-ˌfīd How to pronounce unmodified (audio)
: not altered or modified
an unmodified engine
… a right to be born with an unmodified genetic code …Kelsey Dallas

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The same satellites have also received FCC authorization to use T-Mobile’s licensed radio spectrum to beam the data to unmodified smartphones on the ground. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 10 Feb. 2025 The images shown to the subjects during the experiment had the potential to be an unmodified image, an adversarial image, an image where the perturbation layer was flipped upside down before being applied, or an image where the perturbation later was applied to a different image entirely. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2018 Of course, the chances of that happening on unmodified arcade hardware are nearly 1 in 40 octillion (1 in 32^19, to be precise), so don't count on encountering it in the wild any time soon. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025 Game cameras have been used to monitor vehicle traffic, so an unmodified camera would probably be effective off the shelf. David Hambling, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unmodified

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First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unmodified was in 1668

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“Unmodified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmodified. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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