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inequality

in.equal.i.ty \.in-i-'kwa:l-*t-e-\ n [MF inequalite`, fr. L inaequalitat-, 
   inaequalitas, fr. i]naequalis unequal, fr. in- + aequalis equal 1: the 
   quality of being unequal or uneven : as  1a: UNEVENNESS  1b: social 
   disparity  1c: disparity of distribution or opportunity  1d: VARIABLENESS, 
   CHANGEABLENESS  2: an instance of being unequal  3: a formal statement of 
   inequality between two quantities