stability

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Middle English, from Old French stabilité, from Latin root of stabilitas (firmness, steadfastness), from stabilis (steadfast, firm)

Pronunciation [edit]

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Noun [edit]

stability (countable and uncountable; plural stabilities)

  1. The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change
  2. The tendency to recover from perturbations

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