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Stability vs Adequacy - What's the difference?

stability | adequacy |

As nouns the difference between stability and adequacy

is that stability is the condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change while adequacy is the quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.

stability

English

Noun

  • The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change
  • The tendency to recover from perturbations

    • adequacy

    English

    Noun

    (adequacies)
  • The quality of being sufficient, adequate or able to meet the needs.
    • His zeal is, of course, unquestionable; his adequacy, however, I doubt.