Inequality - English meaning

noun

Inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.

Usage examples:

There was evidence of bias against foreign applicants

verb

Cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something.

Usage examples:

All too often, our recruitment processes are biased towards younger candidates

noun

An unfair personal opinion that influences your judgment

Usage examples:

[ u ] they vowed to fight racial bias in the school., [ c usually sing ] does news coverage reflect…

noun

The state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.

Usage examples:

The day began cold and blustery, in contrast to almost two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine

verb

Differ strikingly.

Usage examples:

His friend's success contrasted with his own failure

noun

An easily noticed or understood difference between two or more things

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[ u ] she is quite petite, in contrast with her tall sister., [ c ] contrasts between manhattan’s r…

noun

A point or way in which people or things are dissimilar.

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The differences between men and women

verb

Alter (a coat of arms) to distinguish members or branches of a family.

noun

The way in which two things being compared are not the same, or the fact of not being the same

Usage examples:

[ c ] we try to teach the kids the difference between right and wrong., [ c ] we’d like better seat…

adjective

Of, showing, or depending on a difference; varying according to circumstances or relevant factors.

Usage examples:

The differential achievements of boys and girls

noun

A difference between amounts of things.

Usage examples:

The differential between petrol and diesel prices

noun

The difference between two amounts

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There’s anywhere from a $1000 to $2400 price differential between the vehicles., the contract inclu…

noun

An illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.

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There's a discrepancy between your account and his

noun

An unexpected difference, esp. in two amounts or two sets of facts or conditions, which suggests that something is wrong and has to be explained

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There were troubling discrepancies between his public and private opinions on how to balance the bu…

noun

A difference between two figures, results, etc. that are expected to be the same

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A balance sheet review uncovered discrepancies totalling €30 million., shareholders questioned the …

noun

A great difference.

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Economic disparities between different regions of the country

noun

A lack of equality and similarity, esp. in a way that is not fair

Usage examples:

[ c ] he will oppose a gross disparity in salary increases between teachers and other state employe…

noun

A situation in which two or more things are not equal or similar, especially when this is thought to be unfair

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Economic/income/pay disparity manhattan had the greatest income disparity between rich and poor res…

noun

An instance of being out of proportion with something else.

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There is a disproportion between the scale of expenditure and any benefit that could possibly result

noun

The fact of being too large or too small in relation to something else

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The disproportion between the number of votes and the number of seats is apparent., there is a terr…

noun

A difference or contrast between similar things or people.

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I was completely unaware of class distinctions

noun

A difference between two similar things

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[ c ] the comment drew/made a false distinction between domestic and foreign affairs, which are rea…

noun

The quality of being excellent

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Of distinction the city has produced very few writers of distinction.

noun

The process or state of diverging.

Usage examples:

The divergence between primates and other groups

noun

A situation in which two things become different, or the difference between them increases

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A divergence of opinion, the figures reveal a marked divergence between public sector pay settlemen…

noun

The situation in which two things become different

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Divergence between the divergence between the incomes of the rich and the poor countries seems to b…

noun

Lack of proportion or relation between corresponding things.

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Tension is generated by the imbalance of power

noun

A condition in which two or more things are not equally or fairly divided or spread

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A trade imbalance

noun

A situation in which two or more things are not equal in size, power, importance, etc. or in which one group has more advantages than the other

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Imbalance of/in sth the growing gender imbalance in computer science and it fields has many experts…

noun

The fact or state of being inconsistent.

Usage examples:

The inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour

noun

A situation in which two things do not match and are opposed

Usage examples:

[ c ] there appear to be inconsistencies in her alibi.

noun

Lack of fairness or justice.

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Policies aimed at redressing racial inequity

noun

The quality of being unfair, or something that is not fair or equal

Usage examples:

[ c ] we’re working to reduce the inequities in school funding.

noun

The property of having poles or being polar.

Usage examples:

It exhibits polarity when presented to a magnetic needle

noun

The quality in an object that produces opposite magnetic or electric charges

noun

The quality or fact of not being level, equal, flat, or continuous

Usage examples:

This calculation illustrates the general unevenness of the distribution of family responsibilities.…

noun

Lack of consistency or fixed pattern; liability to vary or change.

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A great deal of variability in quality

noun

The quality or fact of being variable (= likely to change often)

Usage examples:

The polar regions exhibit the largest climatic variability on earth., i've spent 10 years researchi…

noun

A change or slight difference in condition, amount, or level, typically within certain limits.

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Regional variations in house prices

noun

Change in quality, amount, or level

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[ u ] the variation in the price during the past month is startling., [ c ] her movies are all vari…

noun

A change in the amount or level of something

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Unemployment rates for individual counties are not adjusted for seasonal variations., variation in …