stability requirement
noun phraseA stability requirement is a rule that says something must stay steady and not fall over or change.
The engineer checked the stability requirement to make sure the tall tower would not tip over in the wind.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In engineering, a formal condition that a structure or system must remain balanced and not collapse under expected forces.
The bridge design met every stability requirement before construction began.
3. In finance, a rule that a bank or market must keep enough reserves to stay steady during hard times.
Regulators introduced a new stability requirement to protect savings during economic shocks.
4. In chemistry or physics, a condition that a substance or system must stay in a steady state without breaking down.
The lab tested whether the new compound met the stability requirement at high temperatures.