The difference between Equilibrium and Instability

When used as nouns, equilibrium means the condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change, whereas instability means the quality of being unstable.

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  1. Equilibrium as a noun:

    The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.

  2. Equilibrium as a noun (physics):

    The state of a body at rest or in uniform motion in which the resultant of all forces on it is zero.

  3. Equilibrium as a noun (chemistry):

    The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same.

  4. Equilibrium as a noun:

    Mental balance.

  1. Instability as a noun (uncountable):

    The quality of being unstable.

  2. Instability as a noun (physics, countable):

    A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.

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