Inequity vs. Inequality — What's the Difference?

Lack of fairness or justice

Difference in size, degree, circumstances, etc.; lack of equality

Injustice; unfairness.

The condition of being unequal.

An instance of injustice or unfairness

An instance of being unequal.

A lack of equity (justice).

Lack of equality, as of opportunity, treatment, or status.

An unjust act; a disservice.

Social or economic disparity

Lack of equity; injustice; wrong.

Lack of smoothness or regularity; unevenness.

Partiality that is not fair or equitable

Variability; changeability.

Injustice by virtue of not being equitable

(Mathematics) An algebraic relation showing that a quantity is greater than or less than another quantity.

(Astronomy) A deviation from uniformity in the apparent motion of a celestial body.

An unfair, not equal, state.

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

The quality of being unequal; difference, or lack of equality, in any respect; lack of uniformity; disproportion; unevenness; disparity; diversity; as, an inequality in size, stature, numbers, power, distances, motions, rank, property, etc.

Unevenness; lack of levelness; the alternate rising and falling of a surface; as, the inequalities of the surface of the earth, or of a marble slab, etc.

Variableness; changeableness; inconstancy; lack of smoothness or equability; deviation; unsteadiness, as of the weather, feelings, etc.

Disproportion to any office or purpose; inadequacy; competency; as, the inequality of terrestrial things to the wants of a rational soul.

An expression consisting of two unequal quantities, with the sign of inequality (

An irregularity, or a deviation, in the motion of a planet or satellite from its uniform mean motion; the amount of such deviation.

Lack of equality;