אי־שוויון

Hebrew

Alternative forms
  • אי שוויון
  • אי־שויון, אי שויון (defective spelling)

Etymology

From אי־‎ (i-) +‎ שוויון‎ (shivyón).

Noun

אי־שוויון • (i-shivyón) m (plural indefinite אי־שוויונים‎, singular construct אי־שוויון־)

  1. (uncountable) Inequality: a disparity between two groups.
    אי־שוויון בין המינים — i-shivyón béin haminím — inequality between the sexes (gender inequality)
  2. (mathematics, countable) An inequality: a statement that one quantity is greater than another (as opposed to an equation).
    אי־שוויון המשולש — i-shivyón ham'shulásh — the triangle inequality
  3. Singular construct form of אי־שוויון‎‎.
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