disequilibrium
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kwəˈlɪb noun
lack of equilibrium; imbalance.
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| a loss or absence of equilibrium, esp in an economy | |
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Disequilibrium
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Medical Dictionary
disequilibrium dis·e·qui·lib·ri·um (dĭs-ē'kwə-lĭb'rē-əm, -ěk'wə-)
n.
Loss or lack of stability or equilibrium.
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Example sentences
But too often this disequilibrium seems imposed, the slapstick so clumsily staged and executed as to appear mocking.
Disequilibrium is probably the best state of mind for learning.
Recombination works against this, resulting in decay over time of linkage disequilibrium which spikes in th wake of selection.
Undershooting and overshooting the golden nodes values will obviously results in internal disequilibrium.
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