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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•e•qual•i•ty /ˌɪnɪˈkwɑlɪti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - the condition of being unequal:[uncountable]As president, he fought against inequality.
- an instance of being unequal:[countable]the many inequalities women confront in business.
- Mathematics[countable] a statement in mathematics that two quantities are unequal.
See -equa-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•e•qual•i•ty (in′i kwol′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - the condition of being unequal;
lack of equality;
disparity:inequality of size. - social disparity:inequality between the rich and the poor.
- disparity or relative inadequacy in natural endowments:a startling inequality of intellect, talents, and physical stamina.
- injustice;
partiality. - unevenness, as of surface.
- an instance of unevenness.
- variableness, as of climate.
- [Astron.]
- any component part of the departure from uniformity in astronomical phenomena, esp. in orbital motion.
- the amount of such a departure.
- Mathematicsa statement that two quantities are unequal, indicated by the symbol ≠;
alternatively, by the symbol , signifying that the quantity preceding the symbol is less than that following, or by the symbol , signifying that the quantity preceding the symbol is greater than that following.
- Latin inaequālitās. See in-3, equality
- late Middle English 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: inequality /ˌɪnɪˈkwɒlɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- the state or quality of being unequal; disparity
- an instance of disparity
- lack of smoothness or regularity
- social or economic disparity
- a statement indicating that the value of one quantity or expression is not equal to another, as in x ≠ y
- 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
- a departure from uniform orbital motion
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