inequality
Pronunciation
  • enPR: ĭnĭkwŏl'ĭtē, IPA: /ˌɪnɪˈkwɒlɪti/
Noun

inequality

  1. An unfair, not equal, state.
    The inequality in living standards led to a civil war as the have nots rebelled.
  2. (mathematics) A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or \leq or > or \geq or \ne, as appropriate.
    The inequality x is less than y, together with that y, allows us to deduce the inequality x.
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