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disparity Definition

dis·par·ity (di sparə tē)

noun pl. -·ties

  1. inequality or difference, as in rank, amount, quality, etc.
  2. unlikeness; incongruity

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

disparity Synonyms

disparity

n.

disparity Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • wealth: Secondly, they are suffering from neglect and the increasing disparity of wealth within society.

Converse of object

  • redress: In other words, there exists no overall strategic equality screening procedure to redress historical disparities in east-west economic development in the north.
  • eliminate: Health & Housing Bring forward comprehensive strategic plans to eliminate racial disparities in health rates.
  • widen: Many government policies do not recognize the significance of widening geographical disparities in labor market conditions.
  • reduce: They are also meant to help reduce economic disparities between regions.
  • reveal: The survey also revealed a disparity in the level of increase in earnings on the previous year.
  • tackle: PAT has been pressing the Government to tackle this unfair disparity in funding.

Preposition: in

  • uptake: Put you in of the market disparities in uptake is a fact.
  • wealth: The vast disparity in wealth that has resulted led to the defeat of the ruling government last year.
  • prosperity: But as their framework argues, science policy could also help to achieve another Government priority closing regional disparities in prosperity.

Adjective modifier

  • binocular: We know that the visual system is exquisitely sensitive to the small differences between the two eyes ' images ( binocular disparity ).
  • interaural: Discrimination of brief interaural temporal disparities embedded within diotic bursts of broadband noise.
  • glaring: However, fresh statistics also highlight the glaring disparity in state-maintained faith schools.
  • regional: However, significant regional disparities may remain across Europe.
  • marked: There is a marked disparity between the two main sectors in the October output findings.
  • socio-economic: The prevailing strategy was to increase cohesion among Member States by decreasing socio-economic disparities between regions.

Noun used with modifier

  • fixation: A common method of prescribing in the UK is to determine the amount of prism required to eliminate a fixation disparity.
  • widening: However, there is still a widening disparity in team revenue which will lead to some significant changes in the NFL's economic structure.
  • gender: The gender disparity in exclusions was greatest among Asian pupils.
  • wealth: As wealth disparities grow, rich and poor feel less and less included in each others ' lives - their worlds separate.
disparity Quotes

: I am sick of the disparity between things as they are and as they should be. I'm tired.I'm tired of the truth and I'm tired of lying about the truth.

—Albee, Edward Franklin, III