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stable
What does stable mean?
stable (adjective): relatively unchanging, steady, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce stable?
/ˈsteɪbəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are antonyms of stable?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “stable” mean?
superfluous; exceeding what is necessary (and therefore no longer needed because other things fulfill its task or purpose)
Not quite: that's what redundant means.
relatively unchanging, steady, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed
Right! That's what “stable” means.
taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed
Not quite: that's what slow means.
having a consistency which is hard yet brittle, and in a condition to break with a sharp fracture; crumbly, friable, short
Not quite: that's what crisp means.
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