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stability

 noun
     
Related topics: Chemistry
sta‧bil‧i‧ty [uncountable]
1 the condition of being steady and not changing [≠ instability; ↪ stable]:
a period of relative stability
stability of
It could threaten the peace and stability of the region.
2 technicalHC the ability of a substance to stay in the same state
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