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inequality

in·e·qual·i·ty [ ìnnə kwóllətee ] (plural in·e·qual·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. difference in status: social or economic disparity between people or groups

2. lack of equal treatment: unequal opportunity or treatment based on social, ethnic, racial, or economic disparity

3. state of being unequal: the condition or an instance of not being equal

4. mathematics statement indicating unequal quantities: a mathematical statement indicating that two quantities are not equal, represented by the symbol <, >, or ≠, meaning less than, greater than, and not equal to. An unconditional inequality is one that is true for all values of a variable, while a conditional inequality is false for some values of a variable.

5. unevenness on surface: variability or unevenness on the surface of something

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