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Definitions for: Stability
[n] the quality of being free from change or variation
[n] the quality or attribute of being stable
[n] a stable order
Webster (1913) Definition: Sta*bil"i*ty, n. [L. stabilitas; cf. F.
stabilit['e]. See Stable, a.]
1. The state or quality of being stable, or firm; steadiness;
firmness; strength to stand without being moved or
overthrown; as, the stability of a structure; the
stability of a throne or a constitution.
2. Steadiness or firmness of character, firmness of
resolution or purpose; the quality opposite to
fickleness, irresolution, or inconstancy; constancy;
steadfastness; as, a man of little stability, or of
unusual stability.
3. Fixedness; -- as opposed to fluidity.
Since fluidness and stability are contary qualities.
--Boyle.
Syn: Steadiness; stableness; constancy; immovability;
firmness.
Synonyms: constancy, stableness
Antonyms: changefulness, inconstancy, instability, instability, unstableness
See Also: changelessness, firmness, order, steadiness, unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness
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