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inequality

Pronunciation: /ɪnɪˈkwɒlɪti/

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Definition of inequality

noun (plural inequalities)

[mass noun]
  • difference in size, degree, circumstances, etc.; lack of equality:social inequality [count noun]:the widening inequalities in income
  • Mathematics the relation between two expressions that are not equal, employing a sign such as ≠ ‘not equal to’, > ‘greater than’, or < ‘less than’.
  • [count noun] Mathematics a symbolic expression of the fact that two quantities are not equal.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French inequalite, or from Latin inaequalitas, from in- 'not' + aequalis (see equal)

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