{"id":2993,"date":"2020-02-04T08:16:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T08:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=2993"},"modified":"2023-09-19T06:12:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T06:12:13","slug":"equilibrium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/equilibrium\/","title":{"rendered":"Equilibrium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A state of even adjustment between opposing forces.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>That state or condition of a body in which any forces acting on it are so arranged that their product at every point is zero.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A balance between active forces and negative resistance.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>State of balance, in which opposing forces (e.g., body chemicals such as calcium and phosphorus) exactly counteract each other.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>When a daughter element is produced by the decay of its parent, a time is reached when the rate of production of one matches the rate of decay of the other. 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This is referred to as radioactive equilibrium.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A state of balance; a condition in which contending forces are equal.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-3\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>A stable equilibrium where no alterations can occur.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A state of even adjustment between opposing forces. That state or condition of a body in which any forces acting on it are so arranged that their product at every point is zero. A balance between active forces and negative resistance. 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