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equilibrium

/ɛkwɪˈlɪbɹɪəm/ noun

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In Latin: aequilībrium Wiktionary

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  1. The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.
  2. Mental balance.
  3. The state of a reaction in which the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are the same.

Origin

From Latin aequilībrium, from equal + lībra (“balance”).

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