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Definition inequality

Etymology

From Old French inequalité, from Medieval Latin inaequalitas, from inaequalis (“unequal”), from in- (“not”) + aequalis (“equal”).

Noun

inequality (countable and uncountable, plural inequalities)

1. An unfair, not equal, state.
2. (mathematics) A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: ${\displaystyle <}$ or ${\displaystyle \leq }$ or ${\displaystyle >}$ or ${\displaystyle \geq }$ or ${\displaystyle \neq }$, as appropriate.