Definitions for INEQUALITYˌɪn ɪˈkwɒl ɪ ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
in•e•qual•i•tyˌɪn ɪˈkwɒl ɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-ties.
the condition of being unequal; lack of equality; disparity.
injustice; partiality.
unevenness, as of surface.
an instance of unevenness.
variableness, as of climate.
any component part of the departure from uniformity in astronomical phenomena, esp. in orbital motion. the amount of such a departure.
Category: Astronomy
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.
Category: Math
Origin of inequality:
1375–1425; late ME < L
Princeton's WordNet
inequality(noun)
lack of equality
"the growing inequality between rich and poor"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
inequality(noun)ˌɪn ɪˈkwɒl ɪ ti
an unfair difference giving an advantage to some and not to others
economic/social inequality; gender inequalities in schools
Wiktionary
inequality(Noun)
An unfair, not equal, state.
The inequality in living standards led to a civil war as the have nots rebelled.
inequality(Noun)
A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or u2264 or > or u2265, as appropriate.
The inequality x is less than y, together with that y
Origin: From inégalité, from inaequalitas, from inaequalis, "unequal," from in- "not" + aequalis "equal"
Webster Dictionary
Inequality(noun)
the quality of being unequal; difference, or want of equality, in any respect; lack of uniformity; disproportion; unevenness; disparity; diversity; as, an inequality in size, stature, numbers, power, distances, motions, rank, property, etc
Inequality(noun)
unevenness; want of levelness; the alternate rising and falling of a surface; as, the inequalities of the surface of the earth, or of a marble slab, etc
Inequality(noun)
variableness; changeableness; inconstancy; lack of smoothness or equability; deviation; unsteadiness, as of the weather, feelings, etc
Inequality(noun)
disproportion to any office or purpose; inadequacy; competency; as, the inequality of terrestrial things to the wants of a rational soul
Inequality(noun)
an expression consisting of two unequal quantities, with the sign of inequality (< or >) between them; as, the inequality 2 < 3, or 4 > 1
Inequality(noun)
an irregularity, or a deviation, in the motion of a planet or satellite from its uniform mean motion; the amount of such deviation
Translations for INEQUALITY
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
inequality(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.
- ongelykheidAfrikaans
- لا مُساواه، تَفاوُتArabic
- неравенствоBulgarian
- desigualdadePortuguese (BR)
- nerovnostCzech
- die UngleichheitGerman
- ulighedDanish
- ανισότηταGreek
- desigualdadSpanish
- ebavõrdsusEstonian
- تفاوت؛ نابرابریFarsi
- eriarvoisuusFinnish
- inégalitéFrench
- אִי-שִוויוֹןHebrew
- असमानता, विषमताHindi
- nejednakostCroatian
- egyenlőtlenségHungarian
- tidak samaIndonesian
- ójöfnuðurIcelandic
- ineguaglianza, disuguaglianzaItalian
- 不平等Japanese
- 불평등, 불균형Korean
- nelygybėLithuanian
- nevienlīdzībaLatvian
- ketidaksamaanMalay
- ongelijkheidDutch
- ulikhetNorwegian
- nierównośćPolish
- تفاوت؛ نابرابریPersian
- توپیرPashto
- desigualdadePortuguese
- inegalitateRomanian
- несоответствиеRussian
- nerovnosťSlovak
- neenakostSlovenian
- nejednakostSerbian
- olikhet, skillnadSwedish
- ความไม่เสมอภาคThai
- eşitsizlikTurkish
- 不平等Chinese (Trad.)
- різниця; відмінністьUkrainian
- عدم مساواتUrdu
- sự không công bằngVietnamese
- 不平等Chinese (Simp.)
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