stability
sta.bil.i.ty \st*-'bil-*t-e-\ n 1: the quality, state, or degree of being stable : as 1a: the strength to stand or endure : FIRMNESS 1b: the property of a body that causes it when disturbed from a condition o f equilibrium or steady motion to develop forces or moments that restore the orginal condition 1c: resistance to chemical change or to physical disintegration 2: a vow binding a monk for life to one monastery