disparity
The state of being unequalThe state of being unequal; difference.
» 3-D glasses make use of retinal disparity.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The state of being unequal; difference.
Differenz, Unterschiedlichkeit, Unterschied
нера́венствоnerávenstvo, разли́чиеrazlíčije
нері́вністьnerívnistʹ, різни́цяriznýcja
inequality or difference in some respect
(countable)Incongruity.
Unvereinbarkeit, Ungleichheit
несоотве́тствиеnesootvétstvije, несоразме́рностьnesorazmérnostʹ
розбі́жністьrozbížnistʹ, невідпові́дністьnevidpovídnistʹ
Examples
13 sentences3-D glasses make use of retinal disparity.
Are there regional disparities in today's exam results?
deGibt es bei den heutigen Prüfungsergebnissen regionale Unterschiede? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Are there regional disparities in the exam results?
deGibt es bei den Prüfungsergebnissen regionale Unterschiede? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Binocular disparity is difference in images between the two eyes.
ruБинокулярная диспаратность - это разница между изображениями, видимыми каждым глазом. — kishmary
Algeria doesn't have extreme disparities between the rich and the poor.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French disparité, from Latin disparitātem, accusative of disparitās, from dispFrom Middle French disparité, from Latin disparitātem, accusative of disparitās, from dispār + -tās, from dis- + pār. By surface analysis, dis- + parity.
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Forms
plural: disparities| Singular | disparity |
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Synonyms
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
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