different between inequality vs equation

English

Alternative forms

• inæquality (archaic, rare)

Etymology

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

Morphologically inequal +? -ity

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?n?kw?l'?t?, IPA^(key): /??n??kw?l?ti/

Noun

inequality (countable and uncountable, plural inequalities)

1. An unfair, not equal, state.

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

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.

   The inequality ${\displaystyle x}$ is less than ${\displaystyle y}$, together with that ${\displaystyle y<z}$, allows us to deduce the inequality ${\displaystyle x<z}$.

Synonyms

• (statement in mathematics): inequation

Hyponyms

• Cauchy-Schwarz inequality
• triangle inequality

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See also

• ?

English

Alternative forms

• æquation (archaic)

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin aequ?ti? (“an equalizing”).Morphologically equate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?kw?'zh?n, IPA^(key): /??kwe???n/; enPR: ?kw?'sh?n, IPA^(key): /??kwe???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

equation (plural equations)

1. The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical).

   We need to bring the balance of power into equation
3. (mathematics) An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; from which one is to determine a particular quantity.
4. (astronomy) A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.

Derived terms

Related terms

• equality
• equational
• identity
• inequation
• inequality

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