Definitions of inequality [ˌɪn ɪˈkwɒl ɪ ti]

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Definition of 'inequality'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) inequality
the condition of being unequal; lack of equality; disparity.

2.  inequality
injustice; partiality.

3.  inequality
unevenness, as of surface.

4.  inequality
an instance of unevenness.

5.  inequality
variableness, as of climate.

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

7.  inequality
the amount of such a departure.

8.  inequality
a statement that two quantities are unequal, indicated by the symbol &nE;; alternatively, by the symbol < , signifying that the quantity preceding the symbol is less than that following, or by the symbol &whence;, signifying that the quantity preceding the symbol is greater than that following.

Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L)

Definition of 'inequality'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) inequality
lack of equality
"the growing inequality between rich and poor"

Definition of 'inequality'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) inequality
an unfair difference giving an advantage to some and not to others
economic/social inequality; gender inequalities in schools

Definition of 'inequality'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) inequality
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

2. (noun) inequality
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

3. (noun) inequality
variableness; changeableness; inconstancy; lack of smoothness or equability; deviation; unsteadiness, as of the weather, feelings, etc

4. (noun) inequality
disproportion to any office or purpose; inadequacy; competency; as, the inequality of terrestrial things to the wants of a rational soul

5. (noun) inequality
an expression consisting of two unequal quantities, with the sign of inequality (< or >) between them; as, the inequality 2 < 3, or 4 > 1

6. (noun) inequality
an irregularity, or a deviation, in the motion of a planet or satellite from its uniform mean motion; the amount of such deviation

Translation of 'inequality'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (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.
Afrikaans: ongelykheid	Arabic: لا مُساواه، تَفاوُت	Bulgarian: неравенство
Brazilian: desigualdade	Czech: nerovnost	German: die Ungleichheit
Danish: ulighed	Greek: ανισότητα	Spanish: desigualdad
Estonian: ebavõrdsus	Farsi: تفاوت؛ نابرابری	Finnish: eriarvoisuus
French: inégalité	Hebrew: אִי-שִוויוֹן	Hindi: असमानता, विषमता
Croatian: nejednakost	Hungarian: egyenlőtlenség	Indonesian: tidak sama
Icelandic: ójöfnuður	Italian: ineguaglianza, disuguagli	Japanese: 不平等
Korean: 불평등, 불균형	Lithuanian: nelygybė	Latvian: nevienlīdzība
Malay: ketidaksamaan	Dutch: ongelijkheid	Norwegian: ulikhet
Polish: nierówność	Persian: تفاوت؛ نابرابری	Pashto: توپیر
Portuguese: desigualdade	Romanian: inegalitate	Russian: несоответствие
Slovak: nerovnosť	Slovenian: neenakost	Serbian: nejednakost
Swedish: olikhet, skillnad	Thai: ความไม่เสมอภาค	Turkish: eşitsizlik
Taiwanese: 不平等	Ukrainian: різниця; відмінність	Urdu: عدم مساوات
Vietnamese: sự không công bằng	Chinese: 不平等
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