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单词 inequality
释义 in·equality
\“+\ noun
Etymology: Middle French inequalité, from Latin inaequalitat-, inaequalitas, from inaequalis + -itat-, -itas -ity
1. : the quality of being unequal or uneven : lack of equality: as
 a. : unevenness
  < hampered by the inequality of the ground >
 b. : social disparity
  < combination of democracy with inequality — H.S.Commager >
 c. : disparity of distribution
  < inequality of income >
  or opportunity
  < educational inequality >
 d. : variableness, changeableness
  < inequality of temperament >
  < inequality of the climate >
2. : an instance of being unequal (as in position, proportion, evenness, regularity)
 < inequalities of a surface >
3. : an irregularity or a deviation in the motion of a planet or satellite; also : the amount of such deviation
4. : a statement of inequality between two quantities usually with a sign of inequality (as < or > or ≠ signifying respectively is less than, is greater than, is not equal to) between them
 < 2<3,4>1, and a ≠ b are inequalities >
5. : difference in height of successive high or low tides due chiefly to the moon's declination — called also diurnal inequality
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