inequality
inequality
(pl. -ies)
(pl. -ies)
- [mass noun]difference in size, degree, circumstances, etc.; lack of equality
（大小、程度、情况等的）不同；不平等
social inequality.
社会不平等。
[count noun]the widening inequalities in income.
收入方面越来越大的差异。
■(archaic)lack of smoothness or regularity in a surface
(古)（表面）不平滑；不规则
the inequality of the ground hindered their footing.
地面的高低不平妨碍了他们走路。
■(Mathematics)the relation between two expressions that are not equal, employing a sign such as ≠ ‘not equal to’, > ‘greater than’, or < ‘less than’
(数)（公式间的）不等
■[count noun](Mathematics)a symbolic expression of the fact that two quantities are not equal
(数)不等式
- late Middle English: from Old French inequalite, or from Latin inaequalitas, from in- 'not' + aequalis (see equal)
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