Stability

Engineers consider stability as a “yes” or “no” condition, while clinicians consider it as quantifiable parameter along a continuum, such as “low,” “medium,” or “high.”

Engineering definition

For engineers, a stable system is often defined as a system that will attract toward a fixed position when perturbed a small amount. It is a mathematical concept and a 

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