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equally | inequality |

As an adverb equally

is (manner) in an equal manner; in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; without difference; alike; evenly; justly; as, equally taxed, furnished, etc.

As a noun inequality is

an unfair, not equal, state.

equally

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • (manner) In an equal manner; in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; without difference; alike; evenly; justly; as, equally taxed, furnished, etc.
  • (degree) In equal degree or extent; just as.
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  • (conjunctive) (Used to link two or more coordinate elements)
  • inequality

    Alternative forms

    * (qualifier)

    Noun

    (inequalities)
  • An unfair, not equal, state.
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    The inequality in living standards led to a civil war as the have nots rebelled.
  • (mathematics) A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or ? or > or ? or ?, as appropriate.
  • The inequality''' x is less than y, together with that y x

    Synonyms

    * (statement in mathematics) inequation

    See also

    *

    Hyponyms

    * Cauchy-Schwarz inequality * triangle inequality