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Inequality

//ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti// noun

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Noun

1
Absence of equality.; A condition or state (of social, cultural, or legal matters) that is not equal; especially, such a condition that is thereby also unfair. countable, uncountable
"The inequality in living standards led to a civil war as the have-nots rebelled."
2
lack of equality wordnet
3
Absence of equality.; A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or ≤ or > or ≥ or ne , as appropriate. countable, uncountable
"The inequality x is less than y, together with that ylt;z, allows us to deduce the inequality xlt;z."
4
Absence of equality.; Unevenness, irregularity. countable, uncountable
"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."

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.

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