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unstableness

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un·sta·ble  (n-stbl)
adj. un·sta·bler, un·sta·blest
1.
a. Tending strongly to change: unstable weather.
b. Not constant; fluctuating: unstable vital signs.
2.
a. Fickle.
b. Lacking control of one's emotions; marked by unpredictable behavior.
3. Not firmly placed; unsteady: an unstable ladder.
4. Chemistry
a. Decomposing readily.
b. Highly or violently reactive.
5. Physics
a. Decaying with relatively short lifetime. Used of subatomic particles.
b. Radioactive.
un·stable·ness n.
un·stably adv.
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Noun1.unstableness - the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresoluteunstableness - the quality or attribute of being unstable and irresolute
instability
unsteadiness - the quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable
shakiness - the quality of being unstable and insecure; "the shakiness of the present regime"
stability, stableness - the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast
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