noun

inequality

ihn-ih-KWOL-ih-tee

noun

An unfair difference in wealth, opportunity, or treatment between people or groups.

"The report highlighted growing income inequality across the country."

"Fighting gender inequality was central to her campaign."

In maths, a statement that one quantity is greater or less than another, using symbols like < or >.

"Students learned to solve inequalities like 2x + 3 > 7."

How to Use Inequality

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThings not being equal — whether that's people's incomes and chances in life, or numbers on either side of a maths symbol.

Common pairings

income inequality social inequality solve an inequality

inequalities plural

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From Old French inequalité, from Medieval Latin inaequālitās — in- ("not") + aequālis ("equal").

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equality

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difference disparity imparity inequation nonequivilence unevenness equality similarity dispute prejudice inconsistency continuity