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Imbalance vs Instability - What's the difference?

imbalance | instability |

As nouns the difference between imbalance and instability

is that imbalance is the property of not being in balance while instability is (uncountable) the quality of being unstable.

imbalance

English

Noun

(balance) (en-noun)
  • The property of not being in balance.
  • The growing imbalances between the rich and poor first lead to more crime.
  • * 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Danny Welbeck leads England's rout of Moldova but hit by Ukraine ban'' (in ''The Guardian , 6 September 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/06/england-moldova-world-cup-qualifier-matchreport]
  • Ross Barkley, a second-half substitute, almost marked his debut with a goal but by that stage England were playing at half-pace. A team can do that when the imbalance of talent is this considerable.

    instability

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia instability)
  • (uncountable) The quality of being unstable.
  • (physics, countable) A state that is not in equilibrium, or in which a small change has a large irreversible effect.
  • Synonyms

    * volatility

    See also

    * disequilibrium