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inequable /ɪnˈɛkwəb(ə)l /adjectiveNot equal or evenly distributed: the inequable temperature of rivers and lakes...- So, despite Newton's conception of the perfectly equable flow of time, his theory of gravitation can well be interpreted as a description of the effects of the inequable flow of time.
- Further, if students believe the criteria to be implicit, then they may see assessment as some sort of lottery in which they experience inequable treatment from idiosyncratic staff.
- From a technical point of view this is ideal, but in practice it can lead to inequable losses among small farmers of lands occupied by wind-breaks.
OriginEarly 18th century: from Latin inaequabilis 'uneven', from in- 'not' + aequabilis (see equable). |