| 1. | the condition of being unequal; lack of equality; disparity: inequality of size. |
| 2. | social disparity: inequality between the rich and the poor. |
| 3. | disparity or relative inadequacy in natural endowments: a startling inequality of intellect, talents, and physical stamina. |
| 4. | injustice; partiality. |
| 5. | unevenness, as of surface. |
| 6. | an instance of unevenness. |
| 7. | variableness, as of climate. |
| 8. | Astronomy.
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| 9. | 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. |