What does Unstable mean?
Definitions for Unstable
ʌnˈsteɪ bəlun·sta·ble
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Princeton's WordNet
unstableadjective
lacking stability or fixity or firmness
"unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy"
unstableadjective
highly or violently reactive
"sensitive and highly unstable compounds"
precarious, unstableadjective
affording no ease or reassurance
"a precarious truce"
mentally ill, unsound, unstableadjective
suffering from severe mental illness
"of unsound mind"
unstableadjective
disposed to psychological variability
"his rather unstable religious convictions"
fluid, unstableadjective
subject to change; variable
"a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty"; "everything was unstable following the coup"
Wiktionary
unstableadjective
having a strong tendency to change
unstableadjective
fluctuating; not constant
unstableadjective
fickle
unstableadjective
unpredictable
unstableadjective
Readily decompasable
unstableadjective
Radioactive, especially with a short half-life
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Unstableadjective
Etymology: instabilis, Lat.
Where gentry, title, wisdom,
Cannot conclude by the yea and no
Of gen’ral ignorance, it must omit
Real necessities, and give way the while
T’ unstable slightness. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.A popular state not founded on the general interests of the people, is of all others the most uncertain, unstable, and subject to the most easy changes. William Temple.
Thus air was void of light, and earth unstable. Dryden.
See harness’d steeds desert the stony town,
And wander roads unstable, not their own. John Gay.A double-minded man is unstable. James i. 8.
Wikipedia
unstable
In dynamical systems instability means that some of the outputs or internal states increase with time, without bounds. Not all systems that are not stable are unstable; systems can also be marginally stable or exhibit limit cycle behavior. In structural engineering, a structural beam or column can become unstable when excessive compressive load is applied. Beyond a certain threshold, structural deflections magnify stresses, which in turn increases deflections. This can take the form of buckling or crippling. The general field of study is called structural stability. Atmospheric instability is a major component of all weather systems on Earth.
ChatGPT
unstable
Unstable refers to a state or condition that is not fixed, firm or steady, prone to change, fail or collapse, or lacks determination or emotional steadiness. This term can be used to describe various situations, substances, physical or psychological conditions, or systems that are susceptible to erratic behavior or sudden changes.
Webster Dictionary
Unstableadjective
not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change or overthrow
Wikidata
Unstable
Unstable is Adema's second and also final album to feature its original lineup with Chavez and Ransom departing from the band after its release and then again after their reunion. It was released on August 12, 2003. It has sold about 400,000 copies worldwide. Its radio single was the self-titled song "Unstable", which also had a music video, but it didn't get very much radio play. Many songs relied more on instrumentation and harmony instead of distortion in comparison to their previous album, but the album also has some of the band's most aggressive work. It was less successful than their first album, debuting at number 43 on the Billboard 200 before quickly falling off the chart.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Unstable
un-stā′bl, adj. not stable, unreliable, infirm, inconstant: in such a physical state that the slightest change induces further change of form or composition.—ns. Unstabil′ity, Unstā′bleness.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Unstable in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Unstable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Unstable in a Sentence
Immediately, that void was filled, look, we can rewrite history all you want. But the simple fact is that we are in a much more unstable place because America pulled back.
Since it seems nearly everyone has a phone on them nowadays, it’s rare that someone would have to run off to use a landline and leave someone clinically unstable alone, at the very least, a cell in every hand has helped bystanders activate emergency medical services more rapidly.
One of our biggest challenges right now is getting our ambulances out of the emergency department, when our paramedics and EMTs transport a patient to an emergency department, there's a transfer of care that has to take place. Patients who are unstable or unable to be safely transferred to the waiting room or to a chair need a bed in the emergency department to be transferred to. And those beds are lacking right now.
External factors are the main risk for the Irish economy, should they deteriorate and require an unstable government unsure of its majority to take decisive action, that could become a problem.
It seems like we're in a stasis, but it's a very unstable balance and we don't know which way it will break, behind the scenes, there will be a frantic effort on both sides to prepare for future offensives.
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- inestableCatalan, Valencian
- instabilGerman
- nestabilaEsperanto
- inestableSpanish
- ناپایدارPersian
- epävakaaFinnish
- instableFrench
- inestábel, inestableGalician
- अस्थिरHindi
- labilIndonesian
- ცვალებადი, არამყარიGeorgian
- ಅಸ್ಥಿರKannada
- takahuirangiMāori
- instabielDutch
- instávelPortuguese
- instabil, variabil, inconstantRomanian
- неусто́йчивыйRussian
- нопойдорTajik
- غیر مستحکمUrdu
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