stability

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.

noun

  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

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