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stability definition

sta·bil·ity (stə bil′ə tē)

noun pl. stabilities -·ties

  1. the state or quality of being stable, or fixed; steadiness
  2. firmness of character, purpose, or resolution
    1. resistance to change; permanence
    2. resistance to chemical decomposition
    1. composure; self-possession
    2. mental soundness; sanity
  5. the capacity of an object to return to equilibrium or to its original position after having been displaced
  6. R.C.Ch. a vow binding Benedictine monks until death to the monastery where they join the order

Etymology: ME stablete < OFr stableté < L stabilitas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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