Mathematics. a statement that two quantities are unequal, indicated by the symbol ≠; alternatively, by the symbol <, signifying that the quantity preceding the symbol is less than that following, or by the symbol >, signifying that the quantity preceding the symbol is greater than that following.

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1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inaequālitās. See in-³, equality

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Many studies have shown that income inequality is rising.

Economists whose recent works have decried income inequality have informed the movement's critiques of capitalism.

In the wake of the crisis, a debate has raged over the impact of rising inequality.

Gender inequality also prevents many women and girls from receiving health care.

Anyway, poverty and starvation are due to the inequality between people, not to the absolute food availability.

The other forces include rising economic inequality and the increased labor force participation of women, especially moms.

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The thesis that income inequality had greatly increased.

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The above mathematical inequality states that the overall, proximate change in entropy.

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The effects of growth on poverty depend on the initial level of inequality in an economy and how it evolves over time.

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inequality (ˌɪnɪˈkwɒlɪtɪ)

—n , pl -ties
1.	the state or quality of being unequal; disparity
2.	an instance of disparity
3.	lack of smoothness or regularity
4.	social or economic disparity
5.	maths
	a. a statement indicating that the value of one quantity or expression is not equal to another, as in x ≠ y
	b. a relationship between real numbers involving inequality: x may be greater than y, denoted by x>y, or less than y, denoted by x
6.	astronomy a departure from uniform orbital motion

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inequality

1484, "difference of rank or dignity," from O.Fr. inequalité (14c.), from M.L. inæqualitas, from inæqualis "unequal," from in- "not" + æqualis "equal" (see equal).

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