inequality
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inequality
- /ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/ UK
- /ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ti/ US
- [ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ɾi] US
Where it comes from
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.
noun inequalities
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A condition or state (of social, cultural, or legal matters) that is not equal; especially, such a condition that is thereby also unfair.
The inequality in living standards led to a civil war as the have-nots rebelled.
Similar: unequality, unequalness, inequalness · Opposite: equality, equalness
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A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or ≤ or > or ≥ or ne , as appropriate.
The inequality x is less than y, together with that ylt;z, allows us to deduce the inequality xlt;z.
Similar: unequality, unequalness, inequalness, inequation · Opposite: equality, equalness
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Unevenness, irregularity.
When we behold a wide, turf-covered expanse, we should remember that its smoothness, upon which so much of its beauty depends, is mainly due to all the inequalities having been levelled by worms.
Similar: unequality, unequalness, inequalness · Opposite: equality, equalness, evenness, regularity, smoothness
Similar: difference, disparity, imparity, inequality, inequation, nonequivilence, unevenness · Opposite: equality
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inequity, unfairness, injustice, unfair, uneven, disproportion, disparity, unequal, imbalance, asymmetry, unevenness, lack, inadequacy, discrepancy, disadvantage, iniquity
noun
Similar: difference, disparity, imparity, inequality, inequation, nonequivilence, unevenness · Opposite: equality
Translations
Every language
noun unfair, not equal, state
| Español | desigualdad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 불평등 bulpyeongdeung |
| 日本語 | 不平等 fubyōdō |
| 中文 | 不平等 bùpíngděng |
| हिन्दी | असमानता asamāntā |
| Português | desigualdade |
| Français | inégalité |
| Deutsch | Ungleichheit |
| Italiano | disuguaglianza |
| Ελληνικά | ανισότητα anisótita |
| Română | inegalitate |
| Русский | нера́венство nerávenstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | bất bình đẳng, không bình đẳng |
| العربية | عَدَم مُسَاوَاة ʕadam musāwāh |
| עברית | אי־שוויון, אִי־שִׁוְיוֹן i-shivyón |
noun statement that one quantity is less (or greater) than another
| Español | inecuación, desigualdad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부등식 budeungsik |
| 日本語 | 不等式 futōshiki |
| 中文 | 不等式 bùděngshì |
| हिन्दी | असमिका asmikā |
| Português | inequação, desigualdade |
| Français | inéquation |
| Deutsch | Ungleichung |
| Italiano | disequazione f disuguaglianza |
| Ελληνικά | ανισότητα anisótita |
| Română | inecuație |
| Русский | нера́венство nerávenstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | bất đẳng thức |
| العربية | مُتَبَايِنَة mutabāyina |
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title = {inequality},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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