measure of inequality
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmeasureandinequality
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measure
noun
uk/ˈmeʒ.ər/us/ˈmeʒ.ɚ/
a way of achieving something, or a method for dealing with ...
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inequality
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɒl.ə.ti/us/ˌɪn.ɪˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/
the unfair situation in society when some people have more opportunities, money, etc. than ...
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(Definition ofmeasureandinequalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This provides ameasureofinequalitybetween income groups.
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The appendix provides more information about these twomeasureofinequality.
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Somemeasureofinequalityis essential as an engine of economic growth and enterprise.
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In this field an undoubtedmeasureofinequalitystill exists.
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I am afraid it is true that there will always be somemeasureofinequality, and that there will always be the problem of school holidays.
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We must accept that one justification for somemeasureofinequalityis incentive: to get people to put up better efforts, to train themselves for more skilled, more responsible work.
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That is not such a bad thing, because it is inevitable that there must be somemeasureofinequalityin any great commercial undertaking of this kind.
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The index of dissimilarity can also be used as ameasureofinequality.
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This is the most commonly usedmeasureofinequality.
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Even though overall measures of inequality have not changed, the nature of inequality has altered dramatically since the early 1970s.
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The observed and counterfactual measures of inequality are computed for the entire sample and for the subsample of older households.
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Finally, we presented some preliminary data showing the effects of adding different measures of inequality and diversity.
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The last three chapters are devoted to measures of inequality and poverty.
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Mean and median incomes are presented for each year in the series, along with four summary measures of inequality.
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The overall picture is easily obscured by concentrating on measures of inequality.
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