# Equality vs. Inequality

ADVERTISEMENT

## Difference Between Equality and Inequality

#### Equalitynoun

The fact of being equal.

#### Inequalitynoun

An unfair, not equal, state.

The inequality in living standards led to a civil war as the have nots rebelled.

#### Equalitynoun

(mathematics) The fact of being equal, of having the same value.

#### Inequalitynoun

(mathematics) A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: $<$ or $\leq$ or $>$ or $\geq$ or $\ne$, as appropriate.

The inequality $x$ is less than $y$, together with that

#### Equalitynoun

The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.

#### Inequalitynoun

lack of equality;

the growing inequality between rich and poor
ADVERTISEMENT

#### Equalitynoun

the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status

#### Equalitynoun

a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced;

on a par with the best