Disequilibrium is the lack of or opposite of an
equilibrium.
;Economics
* lack of
economic equilibrium
In economics, economic equilibrium is a situation in which economic forces such as supply and demand are balanced and in the absence of external influences the ( equilibrium) values of economic variables will not change. For example, in the st ...
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General disequilibrium
In macroeconomic theory, general disequilibrium is a situation in which some or all of the aggregated markets, such as the money market, the goods market, and the labor market, fail to clear because of price rigidities.Mankiw (1990), 1655. In th ...
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Disequilibrium (economics)
In economics, economic equilibrium is a situation in which economic forces such as supply and demand are balanced and in the absence of external influences the (:wikt:equilibrium, equilibrium) values of economic variables will not change. For ...
;Medicine
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Disequilibrium (medicine)
Dizziness is an imprecise term that can refer to a sense of disorientation in space, vertigo, or lightheadedness. It can also refer to disequilibrium or a non-specific feeling, such as giddiness or foolishness.
Dizziness is a common medical c ...
(DES), a syndrome in cerebral palsy
* lack of
equilibrioception
The sense of balance or equilibrioception is the perception of balance and spatial orientation. It helps prevent humans and nonhuman animals from falling over when standing or moving. Equilibrioception is the result of a number of sensory systems ...
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Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome
Dialysis disequilibrium syndrome (DDS) is the collection of neurological sign (medicine), signs and symptoms, attributed to cerebral edema, during or following shortly after intermittent hemodialysis or CRRT.
Classically, DDS arises in individua ...
;Political science
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Status-income disequilibrium
;Population genetics
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Linkage disequilibrium
In population genetics, linkage disequilibrium (LD) is the non-random association of alleles at different loci in a given population. Loci are said to be in linkage disequilibrium when the frequency of association of their different alleles is h ...
, the non-random association of alleles at two or more loci, not necessarily on the same chromosome
;Thermodynamics
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Disequilibrium (thermodynamics)
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