inequality

About 9.61 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Absence of equality.

   The inequality in living standards led to a civil war as the have-nots rebelled.

2. noun A condition or state (of social, cultural, or legal matters) that is not equal; especially, such a condition that is thereby also unfair.

   The inequality in living standards led to a civil war as the have-nots rebelled.

3. noun A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or ≤ or > or ≥ or ≠, as appropriate.

   The inequality x is less than y, together with that y<z, allows us to deduce the inequality x<z.

4. noun Unevenness, irregularity.

Similar words

inequity unfairness injustice unfair uneven disproportion disparity unequal imbalance asymmetry

Often followed by

of in and is between among that as was

Word family

inequalities