0 a lack of equality or similarity, especially in a way that is not fair: --
1 a lack of equality and similarity, esp. in a way that is not fair: --
2 a situation in which two or more things are not equal or similar, especially when this is thought to be unfair: --
The state has been criticized nationally for large disparities in spending among school districts.
One of her priorities will be to eliminate pay disparity between men and women for equal work.
growing/huge/increasing disparity
economic/income/pay disparity Manhattan had the greatest income disparity between rich and poor residents outside Puerto Rico.
Aside from the difficulties in obtaining reliable data, the subject of the disparities in mortality rates came under scrutiny as various explanations were offered.
Indeed, wage competition and glaring disparities in working conditions not only quickened labour mobility but also provoked industrial action.
To use a handy metaphor, it would be a very costly process, given the great disparity in resting levels, so the processor avoids it.
Despite federal government and other institutional efforts to reduce these health disparities, they still affect many people.
Some disparity at the higher-paying levels is evidently caused by the fact that people in these occupations tend to be older.
Rather, although ageing effects are apparent, generational replacement is also responsible for age disparities.
However, despite the obvious disparity in outcomes, the process can still be regarded as a fundamentally egalitarian one.
However, although bioethicists see the importance of the disparities, there is relatively little in-depth discussion specifically addressing the implications of disparities for medical decisions.
