Disequilibrium
(noun)
The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces.
Examples of Disequilibrium in the following topics:
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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.
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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.
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Reasons for and Consequences of Shift in Aggregate Supply
- The aggregate supply curve may shift labor market disequilibrium or labor market equilibrium.
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No Perfect Organism
- Alleles that are carried together are in linkage disequilibrium.
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Equilibrium
- Since the markets are all interconnected a change or disequilibrium in one market would cause changes in all markets.