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Stability

In system analysis and signal processing, stability means either:


In control theory, stability characterizes the reaction of a dynamic system to external influences.


In mechanics, stability characterizes the result of small perturbations to a system in mechanical equilibrium.


In numerical analysis, stability refers to how well an algorithm performs with regard to error in the numerical results.



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