different between stratification vs inequality

English

Etymology

stratum +? -ification

Noun

stratification (countable and uncountable, plural stratifications)

1. the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks
2. (music) a layering of musical texture
3. (ecology) the vertical layering of vegetation in a forest
4. (sociology) society's categorization of people into socioeconomic strata

Derived terms

• economic stratification
• lake stratification
• social stratification
• substratification

Translations

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

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