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equilibrium

[ee-kwuh-lib-ree-uhm, ek-wuh-] / ˌi kwəˈlɪb ri əm, ˌɛk wə- /


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One of the most intriguing features of the fractional Fermi sea is that its particles remain organized even though the system has been pushed far from equilibrium.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

“The step-up in attacks on ships highlights how the current equilibrium in the oil market is fragile and could easily be shattered,” said Hamad Hussain, a senior economist at Capital Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The best way to illustrate this equilibrium is with annuity payout rates — how much monthly income you could purchase with a given amount of money.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

“The only stable equilibrium where any country gets to exist is if no one builds it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

After Amanda disappeared from his life, Nicolas seemed to find his emotional equilibrium.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

“These two equilibria are self-fulfilling. As soon as a critical mass of bondholders believe they are in a given equilibria their behavior assures that they are!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Multiple equilibria are possible in a game like this.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

Such properties include a wide variety of measurable traits such as phase equilibria, density, or heat capacity, for example, that characterize physical systems and determine how chemical processes work.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024

"For fundamental research into the dynamics of nutrients and other equilibria in tidal areas, it is very important to understand the role of temperature, salinity, benthic animals and also turmoil by storms."

From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024

Hence a theory of money like the quantity theory, concerned with "long run tendencies" and "normal equilibria" and "static adjustments" touches the real problem of the value of money not at all.

From The Value of Money by Benjamin M. Anderson

Recent efforts in de-extinction have focused on the Tasmanian tiger, as its natural habitat in Tasmania is still mostly preserved, and its reintroduction could help recovering past ecosystem equilibriums lost after its final disappearance.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2023

Engineers and architects strive to achieve extremely stable equilibriums for buildings and other systems that must withstand wind, earthquakes, and other forces that displace them from equilibrium.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

Nash equilibriums, which he described in the hieroglyphics of mathematical symbols, exist everywhere.

From Washington Post ● May 24, 2015

In economics, this expectation culminated in the “discovery” that markets move naturally toward stable equilibriums.

From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2012

Mr. Spokesly might be a man of inferior calibre, easily swayed by the prospect of easy money, but his mind swung naturally to the equilibriums of respectability.

From Command by William McFee


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