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stability
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stability: see equilibrium equilibrium, state of balance. When a body or a system is in equilibrium, there is no net tendency to change. In mechanics, equilibrium has to do with the forces acting on a body.
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stability

In mathematics, a condition in which a slight disturbance in a system does not produce a significant disrupting effect on that system. A solution to a differential equation is said to be stable if a slightly different solution that is close to it when x = 0 remains close for nearby values of x. Stability of solutions is important in physical applications because deviations in mathematical models inevitably result from errors in measurement. A stable solution will be usable despite such deviations.


stability
1. the ability of an aircraft to resume its original flight path after inadvertent displacement
2. Meteorol
a. the condition of an air or water mass characterized by no upward movement
b. the degree of susceptibility of an air mass to disturbance by convection currents
3. Ecology the ability of an ecosystem to resist change
4. Electrical engineering the ability of an electrical circuit to cope with changes in the operational conditions
5. a vow taken by every Benedictine monk attaching him perpetually to the monastery where he is professed


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