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| sta·ble [ stáyb'l ] |
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1. not changing: steady and not liable to change
  Prices have remained stable.
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2. not likely to move: steady or firm and not liable to move
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3. not excitable: having a calm and steady temperament, rather than being excitable or given to apparently irrational behavior
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4. chemistry physics not readily undergoing change: not subject to changes in chemical or physical properties
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5. physics not naturally radioactive: incapable of becoming a different isotope or element by radioactive decay
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| [13th century. Via Anglo-Norman and Old French< Latin stabilis] |
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| sta·ble·ness noun |
| sta·bly adverb |
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