Inequality (English)
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Definition (keystage 2)
A statement about two numbers or quantities that are being compared.
The statement will tell you that they are not equal and which number or quantity is greater or smaller.
Special symbols are used to write about things that are equal (=), those that are greater than (>), or those that are less than (<) other things.
E.g. 8<9; 7>5; 12<15
The statement will tell you that they are not equal and which number or quantity is greater or smaller.
Special symbols are used to write about things that are equal (=), those that are greater than (>), or those that are less than (<) other things.
E.g. 8<9; 7>5; 12<15
Relations
- broader:
- (en) Algebraic object
- (en) Constraint
- narrower:
- (en) Arithmetic mean - geometric mean inequality
- (en) Boole's inequality
- (en) Cauchy-Schwarz-Bunyakovski inequality
- (en) Chebyshev's inequality
- (en) Gibbs inequality
- (en) Hölder's inequality
- (en) Jensen's inequality
- (en) Kraft inequality
- (en) Markov's inequality
- (en) Minkowski's inequality
- (en) Slack variable
- (en) Triangle inequality
- references:
- (en) Algebra
- referenced:
- (en) Addition to an inequality
- (en) Multiplication of an inequality
- see also:
- (en) Equality
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