inequality

noun

A condition or state (of social, cultural, or legal matters) that is not equal; especially, such a condition that is thereby also unfair.

Absence of equality.

(mathematics) A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or ≤ or > or ≥ or ne , as appropriate.

(of surfaces or objects) Unevenness, irregularity.

Roots

aequusequ- · Latin · equal, level

Synonyms for inequality

imparityn inequityn disparityn unfairnessn injusticen unevennessn disproportionn discriminationn imbalancen discrepancyn

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