stability

noun
/stəˈbɪlɪti/

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

Example

“This platform offers good stability”

Other meanings

The tendency to recover from perturbations.
“emotional stability”

Related words

acidostability
autostability
biostability
bistability
chemostability
cryostability
halostability
hyperstability
hypostability
mechanostability
mesostability
metastability

Example sentences

“Stability is a double-edged sword.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“They fought to maintain peace and stability in the galaxy.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old French "stabilité".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “stability” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.