inequality
Plural: inequalities
Noun
- lack of equality
- "the growing inequality between rich and poor"
- An unfair, not equal, state.
- A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or ≤ or > or ≥ or ne , as appropriate.
- unevenness, irregularity
Examples
- The inequality in living standards led to a civil war as the have nots rebelled.
- The inequality x is less than y, together with that ylt;z, allows us to deduce the inequality xlt;z.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English inequalite, from Old French inequalité, from Medieval Latin inaequālitās, from Latin inaequālis (“unequal”), from in- (“not”) + aequālis (“equal”).
Morphologically inequal + -ity and in- + equality.
Synonyms
difference, disparity, imparity, inequality, inequation, nonequivilence, unevenness
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 22
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