(mathematical analysis) The inequality that states that the magnitude of the sum of two vectors is less than or equal to the sum of the magnitudes of the vectors, or any equivalent inequality in other spaces.

(statistics) The theorem that in any data sample with finite variance, the probability of any random variable X that lies k or more standard deviations away from the mean is no more than 1/k², i.e. assuming mean μ and standard deviation σ, the probability is:

(linear algebra) Cauchy-Schwarz inequality

(mathematics) An inequality that establishes that the Lp spaces are normed vector spaces.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see marriage, inequality. / The state of same-sex couples being unable to legally marry.

plural of Schwarz inequality

(astronomy) A disturbance in the motion of a planet due to its position in its orbit relative to another planet.

plural of periodic inequality

(mathematics) An inequality that relates the value of a convex function of an integral to the integral of the convex function.

(convex analysis) A particular inequality about convex functions, similar to Jensen's inequality. / (probability) An upper bound on the variance of any bounded probability distribution.