quiescence

noun6

1. •
   The state of being quiescent; dormancy.

   • Old Faithful is sometimes degraded by being made a laundry. Garments placed in the crater during quiescence are ejected thoroughly washed when the eruption takes place. — 1883
2. •
   The state of being at rest, quiet, still, inactive, or motionless.
3. •
   The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.

   • I pray you, Salviatus, to tell me ... the cause of the Pendulum's quiescence. — 1662
4. •
   The period when a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.
5. •
   In insects, a temporary slowing down of metabolism and development in response to adverse environmental conditions, which, unlike diapause, does not involve physiological changes.
6. •
   In computer chess algorithms, the property of a position that is relatively stable and not liable to be disrupted by a winning tactical move.