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equilibrium

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


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"An unstable and potentially dangerous equilibrium," is how the situation was described in closed-door remarks by a senior UN official at a recent international gathering.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

A couple of weeks ago, Hoisington concluded that equilibrium U.S. inflation is migrating up toward 3.5% to 4.5%, and that both inflation and long-term Treasury yields will trend higher.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

But as others improved on his time, the mile record eventually settled at a kind of equilibrium.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

He swears by the practice, saying it’s kept his bowel movements regular and his emotional state at an equilibrium.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Even after enor-mous upheavals and seemingly irrevocable changes, the same pattern has always reasserted itself, just as a gyroscope will always return to equilibrium, however far it is pushed one way or the other.

From "1984" by George Orwell

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

The net reaction for these coupled equilibria is obtained by summing the two equilibrium equations and canceling any redundancies:

From Textbooks Feb. 14, 2019

Physical organic chemistry; reaction rates, equilibria & mechanisms. © 19Apr40; A138955.

From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1967 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office

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

Yet one of Dr. Nash’s critical insights is that there may be many possible outcomes — so-called Nash equilibriums — that produce suboptimal results.

From New York Times Jun. 4, 2015

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

From Washington Post May 24, 2015

The altered equilibriums and redistributions only diversify our opportunities and open chances to us for new ideals.

From Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals by William James




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