disparity

The definition of disparity is a difference.

(noun)

When you make $100,000 and your neighbor makes $20,000, this is an example of a large disparity in income.

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Origin: Fr disparité < ML disparitas < L dispar, unequal: see dis- & par

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noun pl. dis·par·i·ties

The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree; difference: “narrow the economic disparities among regions and industries” (Courtenay Slater).
Unlikeness; incongruity.

Origin:

Origin: French disparité

Origin: , from Old French desparite

Origin: , from Late Latin disparitās

Origin: : Latin dis-, dis-

Origin: + Late Latin paritās, equality; see parity¹

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