inequality

[ in-i-kwol-i-tee ]

/ ˌɪn ɪˈkwɒl ɪ ti /

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noun, plural in·e·qual·i·ties.

the condition of being unequal; lack of equality; disparity: inequality of size.

social or economic disparity: inequality between the rich and the poor; widening income inequality in America.
unequal opportunity or treatment resulting from this disparity: inequality in healthcare and education.

disparity or relative inadequacy in natural endowments: a startling inequality of intellect, talents, and physical stamina.

injustice; partiality.

unevenness, as of surface.

an instance of unevenness.

variableness, as of climate.

Astronomy.

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

Mathematics. 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.

Origin of inequality

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word inaequālitās. See in-³, equality

Words nearby inequality

ineludible, inenarrable, inept, ineptitude, inequable, inequality, inequilateral, inequitable, inequity, inequivalve, ineradicable

Example sentences from the Web for inequality

Parker tells of a new Texas struggling to deal with inequality.

Will Texas Stay Texan? |David Fontana |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Thomas Piketty raised the Big Questions this year about democracy and inequality.

American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years |Jedediah Purdy |December 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Other shows have allowed gender and inequality to inspire some episodes: The Twilight Zone, for example.

Science-Fiction TV Finds a New Muse: Feminism |David Levesley |November 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Voters consistently list the economy and inequality as top concerns.

Why Isn’t Prison Justice on the Ballot This Tuesday? |Inimai Chettiar, Abigail Finkelman |November 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

“Economic diversity” has entered the language as a standard way to talk about inequality in higher education.

When Diversity Fails the Poor |Jedediah Purdy |September 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Those who thought themselves in the know, put down the inequality of her performance to some recent tiff with Prince Zouroff.

The Intriguers |William Le Queux
Soundings were taken, but no inequality in the sea-bed was observed sufficient to account for them.

Cruise of the 'Alert' |R. W. Coppinger
A certain degree of inequality--though we cannot lay down the limitation--makes "friendship" a misnomer.

The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII. |Various
Social liberalism abolishes the inequality of possession, of the poor and rich, and makes people possessionless or propertyless.

The Ego and His Own |Max Stirner
The great cause in the inequality of the distribution of wealth is the inequality in the ownership of land.

The World's Greatest Books--Volume 14--Philosophy and Economics |Various

British Dictionary definitions for inequality

inequality

/ (ˌɪnɪˈkwɒlɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the state or quality of being unequal; disparity

an instance of disparity

lack of smoothness or regularity

social or economic disparity

maths

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

astronomy a departure from uniform orbital motion

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inequality

noun, plural in·e·qual·i·ties.

Origin of inequality

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British Dictionary definitions for inequality

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inequality

noun, plural in·e·qual·i·ties.

Origin of inequality

Words nearby inequality

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