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inequality (iou)



inequality noun. LME.
[Old French inequalite (mod. inegalite) or Latin inaequalitas, formed as INEQUAL: see -ITY.]
Lack of equality between persons or things; disparity in size, number, quality, etc. LME.
New York Review of Books Inequality of opportunity is no longer a concern of federal government.
b. Difference of rank or circumstances; social or economic disparity. L15.
M. Edgeworth The inequality between the rich and the poor shocked him.
c. Superiority or inferiority in relation to something; esp. the condition of being unequal to a task, inadequacy. M16.
Lack of uniformity; unevenness, irregularity, fluctuation; an instance of this. LME.
Inconsistency in treatment of people or distribution of things; unfairness, inequity. M16.
Astronomy. A deviation from uniformity in the motion of a planet or satellite. L17.
Math. An expression of the relation between quantities that are not of equal value or magnitude, employing a sign such as 'not equal to', > 'greater than', < 'less than'. L19.
Phrases: Schwarz's inequality, the Schwarz inequality: see SCHWARZ.