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Stability

Stability Meaning & Definition
Stability Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stability?

[n] the quality of being free from change or variation
[n] the quality or attribute of being stable
[n] a stable order

Synonyms | Synonyms for Stability: constancy | stableness

Related Terms | Find terms related to Stability:

See Also | changelessness | firmness | order | steadiness | unchangeability | unchangeableness | unchangingness

Stability In Webster's Dictionary

\Sta*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. stabilitas; cf. F. stabilit['e]. See {Stable}, a.] 1. The state or quality of being stable, or firm; steadiness; firmness; strength to stand without being moved or overthrown; as, the stability of a structure; the stability of a throne or a constitution. 2. Steadiness or firmness of character, firmness of resolution or purpose; the quality opposite to {fickleness}, {irresolution}, or {inconstancy}; constancy; steadfastness; as, a man of little stability, or of unusual stability. 3. Fixedness; -- as opposed to {fluidity}. Since fluidness and stability are contary qualities. --Boyle. Syn: Steadiness; stableness; constancy; immovability; firmness.

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