(accounting) A statement of the balances of all nominal accounts in a double-entry ledger, made to test their equality. The total value of the debits should equal the total of the credits any difference indicates that an error has been made.

plural of trial balance

(mathematics, probability theory) a Markov process is said to show detailed balance if the transition rates between each pair of states i and j in the state space obey

plural of balance wheel

The timekeeping device normally used in mechanical watches and small clocks, consisting of a wheel which oscillates due to a coiled spring.

(politics, government) A situation of equilibrium in which no country is powerful enough to control, or threaten the interests of, the others.

(politics, government) balance of power

(US politics) To pick a vice-presidential candidate who represents a different constituency than the presidential candidate.

A form of balance closely resembling the modern steelyard.

A kind of floating dock which is kept level by pumping water out of, or letting it into, the compartments of side chambers.