Balance may refer to:

Common meanings

Balance (ability) Balance in biomechanics, is an ability to maintain the line of gravity (vertical line from centre of mass) of a body within the base of support with minimal postural sway. Sway is the horizontal movement of the centre of gravity even when a pers ...

in biomechanics *

Balance (accounting) In banking and accounting, the balance is the amount of money owed (or due) on an account. In bookkeeping, "balance" is the difference between the sum of debit entries and the sum of credit entries entered into an account during a financial perio ...

* Balance or

weighing scale A scale or balance is a device used to measure weight or mass. These are also known as mass scales, weight scales, mass balances, massometers, and weight balances. The traditional scale consists of two plates or bowls suspended at equal d ...

* Balance, as in

equality (mathematics) In mathematics, equality is a relationship between two quantities or Expression (mathematics), expressions, stating that they have the same value, or represent the same mathematical object. Equality between and is written , and read " equa ...

or equilibrium

Arts and entertainment

Film

* ''Balance'' (1983 film), a Bulgarian film * ''Balance'' (1989 film), a short animated film * '' La Balance'', a 1982 French film

Television

* '' Balance: Television for Living Well'', a Canadian television talk show * "The Balance" (Roswell), an episode of the television series ''Roswell'' * "The Balance", an episode of the animated series ''Justice League Unlimited''

Music

Performers

* Balance (band), a 1980s pop-rock group

Albums

* ''Balance'' (Akrobatik album), 2003 * ''Balance'' (Kim-Lian album), 2004 * ''Balance'' (Leo Kottke album), 1978 * ''Balance'' (Masta Killa album), 2025 * ''Balance'' (Joe Morris album), 2014 * ''Balance'' (Swollen Members album), 1999 * ''Balance'' ( Ty Tabor album), 2008 * ''Balance'' ( Melly Goeslaw album), 2013 * ''Balance'' (Van Halen album), 1995 * ''Balance'' (Armin van Buuren album), 2019 * '' The Balance'', a 2019 album by Catfish and the Bottlemen

Songs

* "Balance", a song by Axium from '' The Story Thus Far'' * "Balance", a song by Band-Maid from '' Unleash'' * "Balance", a song by Ed Sheeran from '' -'' (Deluxe vinyl edition) * "The Balance", a Moody Blues song on the 1970 album '' A Question of Balance''

Other

* Balance (game design), the concept and the practice of tuning relationships between a game's component systems * ''Balance'' (installation), a 2013 glazed ceramic installation by Tim Ryan * Balance (puzzle), a mathematical puzzle * "Balance", a poem by Patti Smith from the book '' kodak''

Government and law

* BALANCE Act (Benefit Authors without Limiting Advancement or Net Consumer Expectations Act), a proposed US federal legislation * Balance (apportionment), a criterion for fair allocation of seats among parties or states * Census balance, a census-designated geography in the United States

Other uses

* ''Balance'' (advertisement), a 1989 award-winning television advertisement for the Lexus LS 400 *

Balance (metaphysics) In metaphysics, balance is a point between two opposite forces that is desirable over purely one state or the other, such as a balance between the metaphysical order and chaos — law by itself being overly controlling, chaos being overly u ...

, a desirable point between two or more opposite forces * Balance (stereo), the amount of signal from each channel reproduced in a stereo audio recording * The Balance, a personal finance website owned by

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