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inequality.

Absence of equality.

10 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ti/US[ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ɾi]US
  1. Absence of equality. A condition or state (of social, cultural, or legal matters) that is not equal; especially, such a condition that is thereby also unfair.

    countable · uncountable
    The inequality in living standards led to a civil war as the have-nots rebelled.
  2. Absence of equality. A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or ≤ or > or ≥ or ne , as appropriate.

    countable · uncountable
    The inequality x is less than y, together with that ylt;z, allows us to deduce the inequality xlt;z.
  3. Absence of equality. Unevenness, irregularity.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

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