equilibrium — noun (singular, uncountable) 1 a balance between opposing forces or influences: They were anxious not to upset the trading equilibrium. 2 a calm balance of emotions, attitudes, feelings etc: Setting up a home helped to re establish some kind of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Equilibrium valve — Valve Valve, n. [L. valva the leaf, fold, or valve of a door: cf. F. valve.] [1913 Webster] 1. A door; especially, one of a pair of folding doors, or one of the leaves of such a door. [1913 Webster] Swift through the valves the visionary fair… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Nash equilibrium — A solution concept in game theory Relationships Subset of Rationalizability, Epsilon equilibrium, Correlated equilibrium Superset of Evolutionarily stable strategy … Wikipedia
Reflective equilibrium — is a state of balance or coherence among a set of beliefs arrived at by a process of deliberative mutual adjustment among general principles and particular judgments. Although he did not use the term, philosopher Nelson Goodman introduced the… … Wikipedia
On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances — In the history of thermodynamics, On the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances is a 300 page paper written by American mathematical engineer Willard Gibbs. It is one of the founding papers in thermodynamics, along with German physicist Hermann… … Wikipedia
General equilibrium — theory is a branch of theoretical microeconomics. It seeks to explain the behavior of supply, demand and prices in a whole economy with several or many markets. It is often assumed that agents are price takers and in that setting two common… … Wikipedia
Markov perfect equilibrium — A solution concept in game theory Relationships Subset of Subgame perfect equilibrium Significance Proposed by … Wikipedia
Partition equilibrium — The most common chemical equilibrium systems involve reactants and products in the same phase either all gases or all solutions. However, it is also possible to get equilibria between substances in different phases, such as two liquids that do… … Wikipedia
Charged-particle equilibrium — This article related to Charged particle equilibrium is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. In nuclear physics the charged particle equilibrium occurs when the number charged particles, of each type, leaving a volume are equal to the… … Wikipedia
Stable equilibrium — Stable Sta ble (st[=a] b l), a. [OF. estable, F. stable, fr. L. stabilis, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}, v. i. and cf. {Establish}.] 1. Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English