inequality

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭnĭkwŏl'ĭtē, IPA(key): /ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɒl.ɪ.ti/ (US) enPR: ĭn-ĭʹkwŏ-lĭ-tē IPA(key): /ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ti/, [ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɑ.lɪ.ɾi] === Noun === inequality (countable and uncountable, plural inequalities) Absence of equality. Alternative form: inæquality (archaic, rare) Synonyms: unequality, unequalness, inequalness Antonyms: equality, equalness A condition or state (of social, cultural, or legal matters) that is not equal; especially, such a condition that is thereby also unfair. Hyponyms: iniquity (high degree); marriage inequality Coordinate terms: inequity, unfairness (equity and fairness are not always equality, but some inequality is inequitable and unfair) (mathematics) A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < {\displaystyle <} or ≤ {\displaystyle \leq } or > {\displaystyle >} or ≥ {\displaystyle \geq } or ≠ {\displaystyle \neq } , as appropriate. Synonym: inequation Hyponyms: Bhatia-Davis inequality, Bonferroni inequality, Boole's inequality, Cauchy-Schwarz inequality, Chebyshev's inequality, CHSH inequality, Jensen's inequality, Minkowski inequality, periodic inequality, Popoviciu's inequality, Schwarz inequality, triangle inequality, von Neumann's inequality (of surfaces or objects) Unevenness, irregularity. Antonyms: evenness, regularity, smoothness ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====