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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Unstable \Un*sta"ble\, a. [Cf. Instable.]
     Not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change
     or overthrow. -- Un*sta"ble*ness, n. --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Unstable equilibrium. See Stable equilibrium, under
        Stable.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Unstable \Un*sta"ble\, a. [Cf. Instable.]
     Not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change
     or overthrow. -- Un*sta"ble*ness, n. Chaucer.
  
     Unstable equilibrium. See Stable equilibrium, under
        Stable.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  unstable equilibrium
     n.
     (lb en physics) an equilibrium in which a small disturbance causes it
  to move further away from the original state

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  unstable equilibrium
     n.
     (lb en physics) an equilibrium in which a small disturbance causes it
  to move further away from the original state

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  unstable equilibrium
     n.
     (lb en physics) an equilibrium in which a small disturbance causes it
  to move further away from the original state

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  unstable equilibrium
     n.
     (lb en physics) an equilibrium in which a small disturbance causes it
  to move further away from the original state

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  unstable equilibrium /ʌnstˈeɪbəl ˌiːkwɪlˈɪbɹiəm/ 
  epävakaa tasapaino

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