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stable

Adjective CEFR B2 Frequent
ˈsteɪ.bəl

Definitions

  1. Relatively unchanging, steady, permanent; firmly fixed or established; consistent; not easily moved, altered, or destroyed.
  2. third-person singular present indicative
  3. Of software: established to be relatively free of bugs, as opposed to a beta version.
  4. second-person singular imperative
  5. That maintains the relative order of items that compare as equal.
  6. Eventually satisfying the identity IM_n=M_n+1.

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Examples

“He was in a stable relationship.”
“His income of £10000 per month was stable for a healthy living.”
“a stable government”
“In this region of chance, […] where nothing ws stable.”
“And to whoever that cry⟳ hath ever come⟳ he must needs follow⟳ and follow⟳, leaving all stable things; only to be always with Slid in all the moods of Slid, to find⟳ no rest⟳ until he reaches the sea.”
“You should download⟳ the 1.9 version of that video editing software: it is the latest stable version. The newer beta version has some bugs.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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