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• Mathematics
• Engineering
• Natural sciences
• Exercise and sports medicine
• Social sciences
• Entertainment
• Other uses
• See also

Mathematics

• Stability theory, the study of the stability of solutions to differential equations and dynamical systems
  • Asymptotic stability
  • Exponential stability
  • Linear stability
  • Lyapunov stability
  • Marginal stability
  • Orbital stability
  • Structural stability
• Stability (probability), a property of probability distributions
• Stability (learning theory), a property of machine learning algorithms
• Stability, a property of sorting algorithms
• Numerical stability, a property of numerical algorithms which describes how errors in the input data propagate through the algorithm
• Stability radius, a property of continuous polynomial functions
• Stable theory, concerned with the notion of stability in model theory
• Stability, a property of points in geometric invariant theory
• K-Stability, a stability condition for algebraic varieties.
• Bridgeland stability conditions, a class of stability conditions on elements of a triangulated category.
• Stability (algebraic geometry)

Engineering

• BIBO stability (Bounded Input, Bounded Output stability), in signal processing and control theory
• Directional stability, the tendency for a body moving with respect to a medium to point in the direction of motion
• Elastic stability, the resistance of a structural member to buckling
• Flight dynamics, including longitudinal stability
• Nyquist stability criterion, defining the limits of stability for pole-zero analysis in control systems
• Relaxed stability, the property of inherently unstable aircraft
• Ship stability in naval architecture includes
  • Limit of positive stability, the angle at which a boat will no longer stay upright
  • Stability conditions (watercraft) of waterborne vessels
• Slope stability, a property of soil-covered slopes
• Stability model of software design

Natural sciences

• Atmospheric stability, in fluid dynamics, a measure of the turbulence in the ambient atmosphere
• Band of stability, in physics, the scatter distribution of isotopes that do not decay
• Chemical stability, occurring when a substance is in a dynamic chemical equilibrium with its environment
  • Thermal stability of a chemical compound
  • Kinetic stability of a chemical compound
  • Stability constants of complexes, in solution
• Convective instability, a fluid dynamics condition
• Ecological stability, measure of the probability of a population returning quickly to a previous state, or not going extinct
• Homeostasis, a property of a biological system in which variables are regulated so that internal conditions remain stable
• Metastability, stability of an intermediate energy state of a dynamical system above its lowest energy state
• Plasma stability, a measure of how likely a perturbation in a plasma is to be damped out

Exercise and sports medicine

• Core stability of the abdominal muscles
• Joint stability in the musculoskeletal system

Social sciences

• Economic stability, the absence of excessive fluctuations in the macroeconomy
• Hegemonic stability theory, a theory of international relations
• Mertens-stable equilibrium, called "stability" in game theory
• Political stability

Entertainment

• The Stability EP , a 2002 three song EP by Death Cab for Cutie
• "Stability", a song by Debbie Harry from the album Debravation
• "Stability" (short story), by Philip K. Dick

Other uses

• Stability (wine)

See also

• Balance (disambiguation)
• Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics
• Equilibrium (disambiguation)
• Fault-tolerant system
• Instability
• Stabilizer (disambiguation)
• Stable (disambiguation)
• List of types of equilibrium

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