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inequality

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in·e·qual·i·ty  (n-kwl-t)
n. pl. in·e·qual·i·ties
1.
a. The condition of being unequal.
b. An instance of being unequal.
2.
a. Lack of equality, as of opportunity, treatment, or status.
b. Social or economic disparity: the growing inequality between rich and poor.
3. Lack of smoothness or regularity; unevenness.
4. Variability; changeability.
5. Mathematics An algebraic relation showing that a quantity is greater than or less than another quantity.
6. Astronomy A deviation from uniformity in the motion of a celestial body.

inequality
Noun
pl -ties
1. the state or quality of being unequal
2. an instance of this
3. lack of smoothness or regularity of a surface
4. Maths a statement indicating that the value of one quantity or expression is not equal to another
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.inequality - lack of equality; "the growing inequality between rich and poor"
difference - the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; "there are many differences between jazz and rock"
nonequivalence - not interchangeable
disparity - inequality or difference in some respect
unevenness - the quality of being unbalanced
equality - the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status

inequality
Translations
inequality [ɪnɪˈkwɔlɪtɪ] ndesigualdad f

inequality [ɪnɪˈkwɔlɪtɪ] ninégalité f

inequality [ɪnɪˈkwɔlɪtɪ] nUngleichheit f

inequality [ɪnɪˈkwɔlɪtɪ] nineguaglianza

inequality
n inequality [iniˈkwoləti]
(a case of) the existence of differences in size, value etc between two or more objects etc There is bound to be inequality between a manager's salary and a workman's wages. ongelykheid لا مُساواه، تَفاوُت неравенство nerovnost ulighed die Ungleichheit ανισότητα desigualdad ebavõrdsus تفاوت؛ نابرابری eriarvoisuus inégalité אִי-שִוויוֹן असमानता, विषमता nejednakost egyenlőtlenség tidak sama ójöfnuður ineguaglianza, disuguaglianza 不平等 불평등 nelygybė nevienlīdzība ketidaksamaan ongelijkheid ulikhet nierówność desigualdade inegalitate несоответствие nerovnosť neenakost nejednakost olikhet, skillnad ความไม่เสมอภาค eşitsizlik 不相同 різниця; відмінність عدم مساوات sự không công bằng


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Connected with the conversation that had sprung up on the rights of women there were certain questions as to the inequality of rights in marriage improper to discuss before the ladies.
On a thousand bridges and piers shall they throng to the future, and always shall there be more war and inequality among them: thus doth my great love make me speak!
The attempt, therefore, to regulate the contributions of the members of a confederacy by any such rule, cannot fail to be productive of glaring inequality and extreme oppression.
 
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