stability

Pronunciation: /stəˈbɪlɪti/

The English word “stability” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.
The tendency to recover from perturbations.

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.

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