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Vinony

stability

noun

  1. in mechanics, the amount of force necessary to move a body out of equilibrium position
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Pronunciation: /stəˈbɪlɪti/ / [stəˈbɪlɪɾi]

noun

Etymology: 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.

  1. The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.

    “This platform offers good stability”

  2. The tendency to recover from perturbations.

    “emotional stability”

    “Globalization has re-ordered the global economy in ways that are destructive to civic stability, as decentralized, localized producers cannot compete with globalized, commoditized crops, capital, labor and goods.”