a statement indicating that the value of one quantity or expression is not equal to another,as in x ≠ y
b.
a relationship between real numbers involving inequality: x may be greater than y, denoted by x>y, or less than y, denoted by x<y
6. astronomy
a departure from uniform orbital motion
Examples of 'inequalities' in a sentence
inequalities
Without tackling inequalities of power, the word progressive is robbed of meaning.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Her argument was that public health campaigns widen inequalities.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
All of this is contributing to some tenacious and chronic regional inequalities.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Inequalities in a friendship are generally not particularly healthy.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There are, however, many areas where inequalities persist.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This key premiss about justifiable inequalities is nowhere defended but only presupposed.
The Times Literary Supplement (2016)
If you remove these inequalities, some say, the 72 percent will decrease.
Chicago Sun-Times (2010)
In other words, health inequalities afflict us all to some degree.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Inequalities are set to deepen further, the report said.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Inequalities in housing costs, a proxy for which is rents, have gone up.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
All related terms of 'inequalities'
inequality
Inequality is the difference in social status , wealth , or opportunity between people or groups.
income inequality
a situation in which there is great disparity in income within a society
Schwarz inequality
the theorem that the inner product of two vectors is less than or equal to the product of the magnitudes of the vectors
Chebyshev's inequality
the fundamental theorem that the probability that a random variable differs from its mean by more than k standard deviations is less than or equal to 1/ k 2
Tchebychev's inequality
the fundamental theorem that the probability that a random variable differs from its mean by more than k standard deviations is less than or equal to 1/ k 2
triangle inequality
the theorem that the absolute value of the sum of two quantities is less than or equal to the sum of the absolute values of the quantities