Definition of "stable" []

• Resistant to change of position or condition; not easily moved or disturbed: a house built on stable ground; a stable platform. (adjective)
• Not subject to sudden or extreme change or fluctuation: a stable economy; a stable currency. (adjective)
• Maintaining equilibrium; self-restoring: a stable aircraft. (adjective)
• Enduring or permanent: a stable peace. (adjective)
• Consistently dependable; steadfast of purpose. (adjective)
• A building, usually consisting of stalls, for the lodging of horses or other livestock (noun)

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• The animals lodged in such a building, collectively (noun)
• The racehorses belonging to a particular establishment or owner (noun)
• The establishment itself (noun)
• (as modifier) (noun)
• A source of training, such as a school, theatre, etc (noun)
• A number of people considered as a source of a particular talent (noun)
• Of, relating to, or suitable for a stable (noun)
• To put, keep, or be kept in a stable (verb)

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• "During that interview, the journalist asked me why I used the word stable or zoo in my previous interview and I explained it in detail."
• "The prospect that the country will stabilize soon (as opposed to eventually) and remain stable is not a reason for regarding the war as “successful” on the whole, though it might be a reason for thinking it was or is right to stick it out."
• "The term stable refers to a version of software that is substantially identical to a version that has been through enough real-world testing to reasonably assume there are no significant problems, or at least that any problems are known and documented."