noun
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The quality of being unstable.
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A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.
Examples of instability in a Sentence
Think of the things she would miss and the instability of having no parents.
A certain instability of character is revealed by the fact that he took up arms against Ramiro, having repented of his renunciation of the world.
The protoplasm is in a condition of instability and is continually breaking down to a certain extent, giving rise to various substances of different degrees of complexity, some of which are again built up by it into its own substances, and others, more simple in composition, are given off.
The instability hasn't impacted his finances at all.
Starting from a widely diffused nebula, more or less uniform, we find that, in consequence of gravitational instability, it will tend to condense about a number of nuclei.
Everything was vacillating and uncertain; and the general instability was reflected even in foreign affairs, now that the master-hand of Gustavus III.
Had it not been for the political instability of the country, the effects of the diminution of expenditure on military and naval preparations would have effected a rapid improvement in its financial position.
But The Truth Is That A Complete Solution Of The Statical Problem For All Forms Up To That At Which Instability Sets In, Would Not Suffice For The Present Purpose.
This instability is shown in congressional and local rather than in general state elections.
To re-open the Brussels ceiling now would be to create further instability in an already complex negotiation.
Viking raids on the Welsh coast began in the mid 9th century, and the 10th century was characterized by dynastic instability.
Structural problems in the labor market can play a less obvious, but nonetheless important role in macroeconomic instability.
We are seeking to unravel the relationship between DNA damage, apoptosis and the genomic instability of cancer.
Both waves propagate at the same speed and at the right wavelength for baroclinic instability to occur.
In addition, Roundup Ready soybean itself should be reassessed in light of new scientific evidence raising questions about transgenic instability.
The cells from the time point week 6 to week 8 were assessed for microsatellite instability with selected markers.
If there is detrusor instability, inappropriate increases in bladder pressure will be observed.
Most people with ankle instability will not need an operation.
In young girls with recurrent infections, daytime urgency and wetting is not infrequently associated due to bladder instability.
Mechanical instability is abnormal movement of the talus within the ankle mortise, usually demonstrated on stress radiography.
How would the US respond to the considerable instability caused by a massive outflow of capital?
A rock revetment was constructed in 1992 in an attempt to address the basic cause of slope instability, i.e. basal wave erosion.
And developing nations that emphasize greater food self-reliance can retain precious foreign exchange and avoid the instability of international markets.
The instability may also be noticed on external rotatory movements which cause posterior subluxation of the lateral tibial plateau.
The dominant process is baroclinic instability which owes its existence to strong meridional temperature gradients.
Attempts to keep up using old style trimmers can lead to bottle instability, says BMC.
The structural instability of transgenic DNA its tendency to break and rejoin - is now undeniable.
So great was Bismarcks distrust of Italian parliamentary instability, his doubts of Italian capacity for offensive warfare and his fear of the Francophil tendencies of Depretis, that fof many weeks the Italian ambassador at Berlin was unable te obtain audience of the chancellor.
But the transgression is enough to explain the disfavour into which the Maccabees seem to fall in the judgment of later Judaism, as, in that judgment, it is enough to account for the instability of their dynasty.
The education he received was comprehensive but unsystematic, and the want of definiteness in this early training doubtless tended to aggravate the peculiar instability of character which troubled Hamann's after life.
This movement was termed posterolateral rotatory instability by Hughston et al.
Also the system of Government and opposition and septennial elections almost ensured instability unless the Government had a huge majority.
The concept of instability of a basic state is first introduced using models which yield simple ordinary differential equations.
Recent evidence suggests that defects in DNA maintenance pathways and telomere dysfunction promote genomic instability and drives development of the disease.
Throughout the first half of the 1990s, Bulgaria was wracked by political instability and strikes.
It's been long proven that in times of great financial instability at home and abroad, precious metals usually remain quite stable.
Inspect chair backs for instability by sitting and leaning against them and also from pushing up and down on them from behind.
This is a sedative and can help you with many of your stress symptoms such as headaches, heart palpitations, insomnia, aches and pains and emotional instability.
Borderline personality disorder (BPD)-A pattern of behavior characterized by impulsive acts, intense but chaotic relationships with others, identity problems, and emotional instability.
A particular type of involuntary movement, coupled with emotional instability, occurs in about 10 percent of all RF patients.
Short attention span, poor eye contact, delayed and disordered speech and language, emotional instability, and unusual hand mannerisms (hand flapping or hand biting) are also seen frequently.
Symptoms include instability or obvious dislocation of a joint, pain, swelling, and weakness.
With the instability of Florida’s housing market, this worksheet will guide you through the mortgage process.
It is possible to meet people with malicious intentions over the Internet, though you can sometimes detect a degree of such instability through email correspondence.
The only downside to eBay is the instability of stock--you never know what they'll have available because it's dependent on what people have in their throw-out pile at home.
This sensation causes instability leading to activation of the muscles.
This set the wheels in motion, and the concept of a shoe that replicates the instability of natural surfaces came to fruition.
Special balance pods are worked into the shoe's design to provide a natural instability to help tone and sculpt the legs.
Hypertension, thyroid problems, diabetes, and emotional instability are some of the conditions that would make it unsafe for a patient to use this drug.
In fact, if you have a tendency toward shoulder instability, you might even consider performing rotator cuff injury exercises as a preventative measure.