The difference between Equilibrium and Stability

When used as nouns, equilibrium means the condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change, whereas stability means the condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.

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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. Stability as a noun:

    The condition of being stable or in equilibrium, and thus resistant to change.

    Examples:

    "ant instability"

  2. Stability as a noun:

    The tendency to recover from perturbations.

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