unstable equilibrium
English
A card castle collapses easily. (unstable equilibrium)
Noun
- (physics) An equilibrium in which a small disturbance causes it to move further away from its original state.
- Antonym: stable equilibrium
- Coordinate term: neutral equilibrium
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Further reading
- “unstable equilibrium”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “unstable equilibrium”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
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