stability meaning

[ stə'biliti ] Pronunciation:

"stability" in a sentence

Noun: stability stu'bilitee

The quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast
- stableness
A stable order (especially of society)
The quality of being enduring and free from change or variation
- constancy

Derived forms: stabilities

See also: constant, inconstant, stable

Type of: changelessness, firmness, order, steadiness, unchangeability, unchangeableness, unchangingness

Antonym: instability

Encyclopedia: Stability

[Architecture]

The resistance of a structure or element thereof to withstand sliding, overturning, buckling, or collapsing.

[Business]
noun [U]

JOB STABILITY

the quality or state of being steady and not changing in any way:

There are doubts about the firm's financial stability.

measures to ensure stability in the oil market

⇨ STABLE

❖ economic/financial/price stability

◆ to create/give/maintain/provide stability

[Electronics]
1. The condition in which an equipment or device is able to maintain a particular mode of operation without deviation.
2. The condition in which the setting or adjustment of a device remains at a particular point without movement.
3. The condition in which a quantity remains constant, with respect to time, temperature, or another variable.
4. The ability of inks used in optical character recognition to retain their color after exposure to light or heat.

[Finance]
The relative steadiness or safety of a security or fund compared to the market as a whole. For example, money market funds and other short-term investments offer more stability than funds that invest in growth stocks.