stability

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English stabletee, stabilite, from Old French stabilité, from Latin root of stabilitas (firmness, steadfastness), from stabilis (steadfast, firm). Displaced native Old English staþolfæstnes.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stəˈbɪlɪti/, [stəˈbɪlɪɾi]
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  • Rhymes: -ɪlɪti

Noun

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stability (countable and uncountable, plural stabilities)

  1. The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.
    Synonym: stableness
    Antonym: instability
    This platform offers good stability
  2. The tendency to recover from perturbations.
    emotional stability

Derived terms

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Translations

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