stationarity
- noun
- /ˌsteɪʃəˈnɛrɪti/
- Finally, User 21 is a freelancer with a low level of stationarity in his mobility patterns.
Examples
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And this was this paper by Chris Milly and his colleagues in Science a couple of years ago, the idea that stationarity is dead.
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The concept of stationarity is essential for analyzing the behavior of data without external influences.
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Stationarity means there is no change over time in the strength, direction, or composition of the causes of a variable.
Academic text (1992) -
Each series itself is nonstationary and must be differenced d times and b times, respectively, to achieve stationarity. However, there may be a linear transformation of the two original series.
Academic text (1993) -
In statistics, stationarity refers to the property of a time series that remains unchanged over time.
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Stationarity implies that the statistical properties of a variable do not change, leading to consistent predictions.
Synonyms
Being steady and not likely to change
A situation where something lasts a long time without big change
A situation with little change because two sides balance each other
A state in which something does not move or change
A situation with no movement, change or progress
Still water that does not move in pipes or lakes, causing poor quality
The quality of staying the same over time
A state when something stays the same over time
A condition of staying in one place without moving
Being firmly held in place so it does not move or change
A time when a person or thing is completely still
Antonyms
How Still
Surface Forms
Morphology
stationarity = stationary (transparent) = station + ity
A regular noun-forming derivation from 'stationary' indicating the state of being not moving, directly predictable from the adjective.
Etymology
Stationarity comes from station, which comes from the Latin root stare meaning 'to stand'. In everyday use, stationarity means not moving or remaining unchanged, like a train stopped at a station. So, stationarity is the idea of 'standing still' or staying in one place.