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fixed (adj.)

late 14c., of stars, "unchangeable in position," past-participle adjective from fix (v.). Related: fixedly (1590s). Fixed-income (n.) is from 1767.

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Definitions of fixed from WordNet

fixed (adj.)
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value;
fixed (adj.)
fixed and unmoving; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien;
with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare
Synonyms: set / rigid
fixed (adj.)
securely placed or fastened or set;
a fixed piece of wood
a fixed resistor
fixed (adj.)
incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices";
living on fixed incomes
Synonyms: frozen
From wordnet.princeton.edu