English Explanatory Dictionary

inequality

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Absence of equality.
  2. A condition or state (of social, cultural, or legal matters) that is not equal; especially, such a condition that is thereby also unfair.
  3. A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or ≤ or > or ≥ or ne , as appropriate.
  4. Unevenness, irregularity.

Pronunciation

ĭnĭkwŏl'ĭtē /ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Berrely-inequality.wav ĭn-ĭʹkwŏ-lĭ-tē /ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ti/ [ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ɾi]

Word forms

inequality inequalities

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.

Synonyms

difference disparity imparity inequality inequation nonequivilence unevenness unequality unequalness inequalness

Antonyms

equality equalness evenness regularity smoothness

Related words

≠ ≉ ≈ ≅ disequilibrium imbalance instability prejudice inæquality

Derived words

Azuma's inequality
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