disequilibration

noun

Definition of disequilibrationnext
as in imbalance

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  1. imbalance
  2. disequilibrium
  3. nonequilibrium
  4. unbalance
Noun
  • Ma said the central bank has also responded pre-emptively to inflation and financial imbalances than Japan did before its bubble burst.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 July 2026
  • The study found that women remain underrepresented across exhibitions and the market, with the most prestigious institutions often showing the greatest imbalance.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of imbalance
Noun
  • This stable abnormality has rested on a dual architecture of impunity and rehabilitation—a profitable, sect-transcendent disequilibrium sustained by oil revenues, shadow economies and, more recently, frenzied real-estate speculation.
    — Nabil Salih, Time, 26 May 2026
  • There’s not some kind of market disequilibrium here, where advertisers are overpaying to reach analog audiences.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 11 May 2026
Definition of disequilibrium
Noun
  • But an equilibrium computer must reach equilibrium to complete its calculation, while a nonequilibrium computer can be designed to complete its calculation on a set timescale.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026
Definition of nonequilibrium
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  • Even so, the first half belonged more to OL Lyonnes than to Barcelona, manager Jonatan Giraldez doing well to use the physicality and pace of his new team to unbalance that of his former.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 23 May 2026
  • Fashion is a sector that has heavily relied on third-party manufacturing, producing an overall unbalance of big brands versus small players.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Definition of unbalance
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