desigualdade

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zi.ɡwawˈda.d͡ʒi/ [de.zi.ɡwaʊ̯ˈda.d͡ʒi], /d͡ʒi.zi.ɡwawˈda.d͡ʒi/ [d͡ʒi.zi.ɡwaʊ̯ˈda.d͡ʒi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zi.ɡwawˈda.de/ [de.zi.ɡwaʊ̯ˈda.de]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zi.ɡwalˈda.dɨ/ [dɨ.zi.ɣwaɫˈda.ðɨ]

Noun

desigualdade f (plural desigualdades)

inequality (unfair or unequal state)
(mathematics) inequality (statement that one quantity is less (or greater) than another)

Derived terms

desigualdade triangular
desigualdade de Cauchy-Schwarz

Further reading

“desigualdade”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“desigualdade”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026