nonequilibrium

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Recent Examples of nonequilibrium Entropy maximization has long been thought to be a trait of nonequilibrium systems. Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonequilibrium
Noun
  • There’s not some kind of market disequilibrium here, where advertisers are overpaying to reach analog audiences.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 11 May 2026
  • Family members also said Urbanski may have been experiencing dialysis disequilibrium syndrome, a condition that can cause confusion in people undergoing long-term dialysis treatment.
    Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This imbalance helps push more fluid backward while maintaining stability during glide phases, improving overall efficiency.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
  • Singri also highlights a growing imbalance between large organizations and individuals.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Fashion is a sector that has heavily relied on third-party manufacturing, producing an overall unbalance of big brands versus small players.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Many also question whether its prize pool has the potential to unbalance leagues when participating teams return home.
    Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • With Teutonic deadpan, Sander sends up the often ideologically weighted social photography of which his project is an example—and records the giddy, glitchy instability of the Weimar years, when the old order was in disorienting flux, and would soon disappear altogether.
    Max Norman, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
  • When leaders choose silence over strategic communication, that silence leads to significantly negative outcomes, resulting in a culture and environment filled with fear, instability and uncertainty.
    Christina Wood, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

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“Nonequilibrium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonequilibrium. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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