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Equilibrium is the condition of a system in which all competing influences are balanced. These can range from forces (static/dynamic equilibrium), to chemical processes (chemical equilibrium) and temperature gradients (thermal equilibrium).

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Are all thermodynamics potentials minimized at thermodynamics equilibrium?

No, it depends on the statistical ensemble you're working on, for example the Helmoltz free energy (F=U-TS) is minimized at equilibrium when the system is at fixed temperature, volume and number of particles …
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