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| sta·bil·i·ty [ stə bíllətee ] |
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1. stable quality: the condition of being stable
  policies aimed at creating economic stability
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2. mental firmness: mental or psychological firmness
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3. mechanical engineering ability to adjust to load changes: a property of a transmission system that allows changes in load to be met without any reduction in performance
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4. meteorology air mass without upward movement: a condition of no upward movement in an air mass
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5. meteorology resistance to air currents: a measure of the tendency of an air mass to be influenced by convection currents
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6. ecology ability to maintain balance: the ability of an ecological community to resist disturbance caused by environmental changes, or the ability to return to its original state after disturbance
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7. aerospace nautical resistance to changed position: the capability of an aircraft, rocket, or ship to maintain a position and to return to it if displaced
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8. chemistry resistance to chemical change: a resistance to chemical change
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9. physics measure of maintaining equilibrium: a measure of the difficulty of displacing an object or system from equilibrium
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