# stability

Pronunciation: say "stuh-BIL-i-tee" /stəˈbɪlɪti/

## Noun

1. The condition of being stable or balanced, and therefore resistant to change.
   - Simple: The state of being steady and not likely to change or fall over.
   - _Engineers tested the bridge's stability under heavy loads._
   - _Political stability encouraged foreign companies to invest in the region._
2. The tendency of a system to return to its original state after a disturbance.
   - Simple: The ability to go back to normal after being pushed or disturbed.
   - _The aircraft's stability brought it level again after the sudden gust._
   - _Ecologists praised the wetland's stability following the spring flood._

## Origin

From Middle English "stabilite" and Old French "stabilité," derived from Latin "stabilitas" ("firmness, steadfastness"), from "stabilis" ("steadfast, firm"). It replaced the native Old English word "staþolfæstnes."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/stability (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).