Staticity

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /stəˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/

Definitions

1. The condition of being unaltered or not changing over time
2. A state where there is an absence of movement or progression in a particular aspect
3. The quality or state of lacking movement or development over a period of time

Etymology: "Staticity" is simply "static" with the suffix "-ity" added. The base word traces back through Latin "staticus" to Ancient Greek "statikos," meaning "causing to stand" or relating to weighing and balance, from the verb "histēmi," "to make stand." Greek "statikē" was the name of the study of forces in equilibrium, so the idea of standing still was built into the root from the start. The suffix "-ity" arrived in English through Old French and Latin, from Latin "-itās," and it turns an adjective into a noun naming a quality or state. So "staticity" names the condition of being static: lacking movement or development across a period of time. The pattern is the same as in "rapidity" or "density," where a plain adjective becomes a noun for its quality.

Synonyms: stability, steadiness, immobility, fixedness, invariance

Antonyms: instability, mobility, variability, change, flux