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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.countableuncountable
- The inequality in living standards led to a civil war as the have-nots rebelled.
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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.countableuncountable
- The inequality x is less than y, together with that ylt;z, allows us to deduce the inequality xlt;z.
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Absence of equality.; Unevenness, irregularity.countableuncountable
- When we behold a wide, turf-covered expanse, we should remember that its smoothness, upon which so much of its beauty depends, is mainly due to all the inequalities having been levelled by worms.
syn. difference · disparity · imparity · inequality · inequation · nonequivilence · unevenness
ant. equality