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   In·e·qual·i·ty

   /ˌinəˈkwälədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. difference in size, degree, circumstances, etc.; lack of equality: "social inequality"
   • ▪ lack of smoothness or regularity in a surface: "the inequality of the ground hindered their footing"
   • ▪ the relation between two expressions that are not equal, employing a sign such as ≠ “not equal to,” > “greater than,” or < “less than.”.
   • ▪ a symbolic expression of the fact that two quantities are not equal.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French inequalite, or from Latin inaequalitas, from in- ‘not’ + aequalis (see equal).

   Scrabble Points: 22

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