as in imbalance
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Recent Examples of disequilibrium
One of my ideas was to place a figure from the Age of Enlightenment, a humanist, in a sort of psychic disequilibrium.
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Anderson Tepper, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
If disequilibrium equals opportunity, Zero Party Data Analytics just might provide both retailers and brands with a …new compass.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 8 June 2022
In contrast additive effects are less sensitive to decay in linkage disequilibrium, which measures the association of alleles across genes, so that one marker may serve as a signal for the presence of another variant down or up the genome.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2013
From first principles, this approach can replicate the most obvious example of atmospheric disequilibrium today on our planet—the presence of oxygen and traces of methane (the latter being the gentle exhalations of the once mighty methanogen biosphere).
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2018
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Anderson Tepper, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
If disequilibrium equals opportunity, Zero Party Data Analytics just might provide both retailers and brands with a …new compass.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 8 June 2022
In contrast additive effects are less sensitive to decay in linkage disequilibrium, which measures the association of alleles across genes, so that one marker may serve as a signal for the presence of another variant down or up the genome.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2013
From first principles, this approach can replicate the most obvious example of atmospheric disequilibrium today on our planet—the presence of oxygen and traces of methane (the latter being the gentle exhalations of the once mighty methanogen biosphere).
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disequilibrium
Noun
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Despite the improved security, a thriving tourism industry, and other positive developments, the country continues to grapple with macroeconomic imbalances, high fiscal deficits, and substantial debt.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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The tariffs aim to address issues such as drug trafficking and trade imbalances.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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The team surmised that this unbalance may be due to strong eastward winds that distribute heat and clouds across the exoplanet’s surface.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
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Mercy is a way to look at our unbalances and do something.—
Judy Knotts,
Austin American-Statesman,
15 July 2024
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This book and American War explore very similar themes—global instability, the cruelty and corruption of the West, dehumanization, war, massacres—but in different genres.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
27 Feb. 2025
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Add on top of that economic uncertainty regarding our trade policies and the ongoing instability in the Middle East, a region that has crucial shipping lanes like the Strait of Hormuz and the Suez Canal along with being a crucial oil producer for global consumption.—
Thomas Kennedy,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Disequilibrium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disequilibrium. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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