Which Is Correct: Equilibrant or Equilibriant?

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The correct spelling of the term is "equilibrant," as confirmed by multiple sources, including Wiktionary. Google search results show a significant discrepancy, with "equilibrant" yielding approximately 177,000 hits compared to only 2,400 for "equilibriant." This indicates a strong preference for "equilibrant" in usage and documentation. The discussion clarifies that "equilibriant" is less recognized and often redirected to "equilibrant" by search engines.

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What is the correct spelling of the word? I've always used equilibriant but I've now heard it should be equilibrant. Any insight into this dilemma?
 
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For what it's worth, Google redirects searches for "equilibriant" to "equilibrant", but does not redirect searches for "equilibrant".

"Equilibrant" is the way I learned it.
 

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