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stability

[stuh-bil-i-tee]

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noun, plural -ties.

the state or quality of being stable.

firmness in position.

continuance without change; permanence.

Chemistry. resistance or the degree of resistance to chemical change or disintegration.

resistance to change, especially sudden change or deterioration: The stability of the economy encourages investment.

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steadfastness; constancy, as of character or purpose: The job calls for a great deal of emotional stability.

Aeronautics. the ability of an aircraft to return to its original flying position when abruptly displaced.

Roman Catholic Church. a vow taken by a Benedictine monk, binding him to residence for life in the same monastery in which he made the vow.

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Origin:
1400–50; < Latin stabilitās, equivalent to stabili(s) stabile + -tās- -ty; replacing late Middle English stablete < Old French < Latin, as above

Related forms

non·sta·bil·i·ty, noun

o·ver·sta·bil·i·ty, noun

self-sta·bil·i·ty, noun

Synonyms
6. steadiness, strength, soundness, poise, solidity, balance.

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Ordinarily, a central banker's affirming the importance of price stability is not headline news.

They're confusing the stability of their mind-set with the stability of the underlying phenomena.

Putting a high priority on stability would represent a fundamental change in the rules of the game.

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Ordinarily, a central banker's affirming the importance of price stability is not headline news.

They're confusing the stability of their mind-set with the stability of the underlying phenomena.

Putting a high priority on stability would represent a fundamental change in the rules of the game.

The daily price of oil depends on many factors, including political stability in historically volatile regions.

Both are essentially spinning wings that stay aloft thanks to aerodynamic lift and gyroscopic stability.

Japan enjoyed the longest period of stability and internal peace it has ever known.

Chemists searching for the island of stability now have a better map.

It was the stability of a leader who had contempt for his people's ability to run their own affairs.

According to climatologists, atmospheric instability eventually influences geological stability.

Nonetheless, news of the stability pact's apparent demise has been greeted with dismay in many corners.

The end of the civil war did not mark a return to political stability.

The greater length also will add greatly to the fore-and-aft stability in flight.

Concrete has stability in earthquakes and rain while mud is economical and apparantly better at regulating temperature.

They have blown up buildings, derailed foreign investment, and threatened the stability of the state.

Inner-direction provided moral stability in a rapidly developing society.

The government cites stability as its source of legitimacy, and it draws a tight connection between stability and economic growth.

Ballast water is carried in a ship's hold for increased stability.

The binder isn't active, but researchers say it's crucial in the battery's stability.

The wheels are way out at the corners, allowing maximum interior space and great stability.

Thereafter, the president is usually interested in additional job security and the board wants greater stability at the top.

The tool was the short-term interest rate, the target was price stability.

The creatures are likely traveling in the ship's ballast water-water sucked into and pumped out of ships to provide stability.

The outer shell of egg prevents nuclear fluid from leaking and provides extra stability.

When riding slowly, the two wheels splay out at an angle to provide stability.

Proven track record in financial management with demonstrable record of financial stability.

There is a big difference between job stability and job security.

If the plants are lost, the wetlands lose their stability.

Brazil had to work arduously during the past decade to achieve its present economic stability and prosperity.

With stability this dismal, the specs are largely irrelevant.

Should world fertilizer or food production falter, political stability could hardly endure.

The inscrutable senior leadership helps give an air of stability.

Their powerful, on-the-ground accounts prompted an outpouring of support and restored financial stability to the park.

Also, the example of the chimpanzee proves how lack of relationships affects mental stability.

Wings probably began as protrusions of the insect body: lobes that gave extra gliding stability.

He focuses on his preference for stability over growth, though he acknowledges the need for growth.

China is too concerned about maintaining the figleaf of stability on its north-eastern flank to discuss the frailty of the regime.

Stenzel shows us the complex web of life that depends upon its stability.

On the nuclear physical stability of uranium minerals.

Fluids are circulated into and out of the hole to cool the drill and maintain the stability of the borehole.

The public sector, by contrast, is a haven of security and stability.

Vegetables available in local grocery stores are usually chosen for their shelf stability and mainstream appeal.

The bio-sphere has evolved to cope with both these needs, but it requires stability.

But they found the road to stability and faster growth a long and bumpy one.

The other main threat to the lake's ecological stability is pollution.

China's food supply and social stability are under strain as sprawl eats up agricultural land and claims farmers' livelihoods.

They have killed off thousands of other species that shared the biosphere and maintained its stability for thousands of years.

Even-toed ungulates spread their hooves on soft soil, snow, rocks etc to spread the weight and get more stability.

Long-term, not short-term, fiscal stability should be the priority.

But a lack of stability probably influenced the architects to.

Lisa remarried soon after the war in an attempt to bring stability to her family.

Some models can be splayed, either for better stability on uneven terrain or to drop the tripod closer to the ground.

Overall, ink manufacturers are constantly improving the lightfastness and stability of their ink sets.

The cost of the enhanced local stability is the risk of a far-reaching calamity.

The oil-producing countries increasingly see higher education as the key to their economic stability after the oil runs out.

The other bigger concern, though, is with the stability.

On preview, yup, acrimone makes my point with regard to turnover and stability goals.

Advancements in science, technology, and human evolution are making stability nearly.

The large wingspan of his rig lent stability to the images.

But their quotas cannot be rebalanced, because of relative stability.

In some cases, the survival of a species and the stability and biodiversity of an ecosystem is jeopardized.

Combined with the inherent stability of a quadrocopter and its gyroscopes, the platform stays exactly where it.

It unfortunate to have politics affecting education stability.

Stability was also an issue, as it was prone to rolling on the way up.

In short, laboring folks who sought or had achieved some measure of stability and respectability.

So far, the growth gains have come from macroeconomic stability and deregulation.

Others hope that it will foster peace and stability in a region left ravaged by years of war and political instability.

Slacklining is different from tightrope walking, as the band is hung looser for springiness rather than stability.

But this is going to happen where stability of employment is not a major goal of the economy.

But stability and economic recovery remain distant goals.

And because the ecosystem is largely intact, it has stability and resilience and is able to recover from environmental stresses.

High stability is typical of the work of the quantum engine.

They can provide no stability for you for they are looking to you for that stability.

Of course the goals of full capacity utilization and price stability are at odds.

Unlike collagen gels, this new type of artificial skin has high mechanical stability and is pliable.

The rope lines serve to secure the high masts, making for some much-needed stability.

They often fail to mention such things as financial security and family stability.

Indeed, water may well be the leading indicator of stability in countries to come.

Genetic drift may eat away at the stability of our proteins until they are overwhelmed, leaving us a sickly species.

Chrome also started the trend of tightly sandboxing web browsers to improve stability and security.

We eventually hypothesized that the rolls were caused by a lack of directional stability as the rocket left the atmosphere.

The objective was to improve the stability of timekeeping in a manner that would be invisible to the general population.

Behind the knob is an electronic parking brake, and buttons to engage sport/winter mode and to deactivate stability control.

The only elements missing are job stability and an office, which a tenure-track job would certainly improve upon.

The stability of ponded water would also increase if covered by ice," he said.

Not good for the general health or political stability.

The long wheelbase means that heavy loads will still be over the back wheel, helping stability.

Of course, small business is where all the new jobs and is the primary source of economic stability and vitality.

In effect you have a backpack camera system with a waist belt for added stability during longer hikes on difficult trails.

Microbes did not seem to be affecting that stability too much, drawing down oxygen at a rate of one micromole per day.

It combines the light weight and huge payload of an airship with the stability and handling of an airplane.

Remember to find a support group that will add stability and balance to your life.

Barre had been deposed, and opposing warlords engaged in a civil war to the south, threatening the stability of the north.

Maintain your mental stability by establishing a routine.

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World English Dictionary

stability (stəˈbɪlɪtɪ)

—n , pl -ties
1.	the quality of being stable
2.	the ability of an aircraft to resume its original flight path after inadvertent displacement
3.	meteorol
	a. the condition of an air or water mass characterized by no upward movement
	b. the degree of susceptibility of an air mass to disturbance by convection currents
4.	ecology the ability of an ecosystem to resist change
5.	electrical engineering the ability of an electrical circuit to cope with changes in the operational conditions
6.	a vow taken by every Benedictine monk attaching him perpetually to the monastery where he is professed

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Word Origin & History

stability

c.1300, "resolute, firm, steadfast" (of persons), from O.Fr. stableté, from L. stabilitatem (nom. stabilitas) "firmness, steadfastness," from stabilis "steadfast, firm" (see stable (adj.)). In physical sense, "difficult to overthrow," it is recorded from early 15c.

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

stability sta·bil·i·ty (stə-bĭl'ĭ-tē)
n.
The condition of being stable or resistant to change.

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