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Instability vs Unstable - What's the difference?

instability | unstable |

Unstable is a related term of instability.



As a noun instability

is the quality of being unstable.

As an adjective unstable is

having a strong tendency to change.

instability

English

Noun

(wikipedia instability)
  • (uncountable) The quality of being unstable.
  • (physics, countable) A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.

    • Synonyms

    * volatility

    Related terms

    * instable * stability

    See also

    * disequilibrium

    unstable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a strong tendency to change.
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  • Fluctuating; not constant.
  • Fickle.
  • Unpredictable.
  • (chemistry) Readily decomposable.
  • (physics) Radioactive, especially with a short half-life.

    • Synonyms

    * instable (rare) * (not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over) precarious, rickety, shaky, tottering, unsafe, unsteady, wobbly

    Antonyms

    * stable

    Related terms

    * instability * unstability (rare)

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