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Unpredictability vs Instability - What's the difference?

unpredictability | instability |

In uncountable terms the difference between unpredictability and instability

is that unpredictability is the quality of being unpredictable while instability is the quality of being unstable.

unpredictability

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The quality of being unpredictable.
  • (countable) Something which is unpredictable.

    • 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