noun
- plural of disequilibrium; states of imbalance or lack of equilibrium in a system
Usage: commonly used in economics, physics, and chemistry; formal/technical register
Examples
- The market experienced several disequilibriums after the sudden policy change.
- Chemical disequilibriums can drive reactions forward until balance is restored.
- Economic disequilibriums between supply and demand often lead to price adjustments.
- The system's disequilibriums gradually resolved over time.
- Economists study disequilibriums to understand how markets self-correct.
- Multiple disequilibriums in the ecosystem threatened its stability.