English Dictionary

inequality

/ˌɪnɪˈkwɒlɪti/

noun

An unfair, not equal, state. / (mathematics) A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: or ≥ or ne , as appropriate.

There is a significant inequality in wealth distribution.

意味（1）

An unfair, not equal, state.

In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. […] The public realm is privatised, the regulations restraining the ultra–wealthy and the companies they control are abandoned, and Edwardian levels of inequality are almost fetishised.

意味（2）

(mathematics) A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: or ≥ or ne , as appropriate.

The inequality x is less than y, together with that y<z, allows us to deduce the inequality x<z.