:b : a state or period of stability during which little or no evolutionary [[change]] in a lineage occurs
:b : a state or period of stability during which little or no evolutionary [[change]] in a lineage occurs
==Description==
==Description==
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The term stasis (from Greek στάσις "a standing still") may refer to a state of stability, in which all forces are equal and opposing, therefore they cancel out each other.
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The term '''stasis''' (from [[Greek]] στάσις "a standing still") may refer to a [[state]] of [[stability]], in which all [[force]]s are [[equal]] and [[Polarity|opposing]], therefore they cancel out each other.