The meaning of STABILITY is the quality, state, or degree of being stable. How to use stability in a sentence.
Greater international stability can surely only be to the good. A loving family environment gives children that sense of stability and permanence which they need.
Definition of stability noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The stability of a control system is how easily it can be made to operate at a setpoint without fluctuating. The stability of a nuclear reactor control system is very important because if it does not behave in a predictable way, there could be a nuclear accident.
- the state or quality of being stable. 2. firmness in position. 3. continuance without change; permanence. 4. resistance to chemical change or disintegration. 5. resistance to change, esp. sudden change or deterioration. 6. constancy, as of character or purpose; steadiness: emotional stability.
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.
Firmness of character, purpose, or resolution. Resistance to change; permanence. Resistance to chemical decomposition. The capacity of an object to return to equilibrium or to its original position after having been displaced. Find similar words to stability using the buttons below.
There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun stability, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.