Disequilibrium

(noun)

The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces.

Related Terms

  • surplus
  • shortage

Examples of Disequilibrium in the following topics:

  • Impacts of Surpluses and Shortages on Market Equilibrium

    • The existence of surpluses or shortages in supply will result in disequilibrium, or a lack of balance between supply and demand levels.
    • Shifts such as these in the supply availability results in disequilibrium, or essentially a lack of balance between current supply and demand levels.
  • Teaching for Conceptual Change

    • These strategies involve creating situations where learners' existing conceptions about particular phenomena or topics are made explicit and then directly challenged in order to create a state of cognitive conflict or disequilibrium.
  • Reasons for and Consequences of Shift in Aggregate Supply

    • The aggregate supply curve may shift labor market disequilibrium or labor market equilibrium.
  • No Perfect Organism

    • Alleles that are carried together are in linkage disequilibrium.
  • Equilibrium

    • Since the markets are all interconnected a change or disequilibrium in one market would cause changes in all markets.
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