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 |