Stability

Stability may refer to:

Mathematics

 * Stability theory, the study of the stability of solutions to differential equations and dynamical systems
 * Asymptotic stability
 * Linear stability
 * Lyapunov 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

 * In atmospheric fluid dynamics, atmospheric stability, a measure of the turbulence in the ambient atmosphere
 * 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

 * 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
 * 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)