in·e·qual·i·ty

(ĭn′ĭ-kwŏl′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. in·e·qual·i·ties

a. The condition of being unequal.

b. An instance of being unequal.

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 apparent motion of a celestial body.

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inequality

(ˌɪnɪˈkwɒlɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. the state or quality of being unequal; disparity

2. an instance of disparity

3. lack of smoothness or regularity

4. social or economic disparity

5. (Mathematics) maths

a. a statement indicating that the value of one quantity or expression is not equal to another, as in x ≠ y

b. a relationship between real numbers involving inequality: x may be greater than y, denoted by x>y, or less than y, denoted by x<y

6. (Astronomy) astronomy a departure from uniform orbital motion

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in•e•qual•i•ty

(ˌɪn ɪˈkwɒl ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. the condition of being unequal; lack of equality; disparity.

2. injustice; partiality.

3. unevenness, as of surface.

4. an instance of unevenness.

5. variableness, as of climate.

a. any component part of the departure from uniformity in astronomical phenomena, esp. in orbital motion.

b. the amount of such a departure.

7. a statement that two quantities are unequal, indicated by the symbol ≠; alternatively, by the symbol <, signifying that the quantity preceding the symbol is less than that following, or by the symbol >, signifying that the quantity preceding the symbol is greater than that following.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

noun disparity, prejudice, difference, bias, diversity, irregularity, unevenness, lack of balance, disproportion, imparity, preferentiality corruption and social inequality

Quotations
"All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others" [George Orwell Animal Farm]
"Whatever may be the general endeavor of a community to render its members equal and alike, the personal pride of individuals will always seek to rise above the line, and to form somewhere an inequality to their own advantage" [Alexis de Tocqueville Democracy in America]

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inequality

noun

1. The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree:

disparity, disproportion, disproportionateness.

2. Lack of smoothness or regularity:

asymmetry, crookedness, irregularity, jaggedness, roughness, unevenness.

Translations

لا مُساواه، تَفاوُت

nerovnost

ulighed

Ungleichheit Ungleichung

ανισότητα

desigualdad inecuación

epätasa-arvo

inégalité inéquation

ójöfnuîur

disuguaglianza ineguaglianza disequazione

nelygybė

nevienlīdzība

ongelijkheid

nierówność

olikhet

eşitsizlik

不平等

inequality

[ˌɪnɪˈkwɒlɪtɪ] N → desigualdad f
inequality of wealth/between nations → la desigualdad en el reparto de la riqueza/entre naciones

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inequality

[ˌɪniˈkwɒlɪti] n → inégalité f

inequality

n (= lack of equality) → Ungleichheit f; (= instance of inequality) → Unterschied m; great inequalities in wealth → große Unterschiede pl → in der Verteilung von Reichtum; inequality of opportunity → Chancenungleichheit f; inequality of opportunity in education → Ungleichheit f → der Bildungschancen

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inequality

[ˌɪnɪˈkwɒlɪtɪ] n (gen) → ineguaglianza, disuguaglianza (Math) → disuguaglianza

inequality

(iniˈkwoləti) noun

(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.