What is an inequality in math
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Sangeetha Pulapaka
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In mathematics , an inequality is a relation that holds between two values when they are different
- The notation a ≠ b means that a is not equal to b.
It does not say that one is greater than the other, or even that they can be compared in size.
If the values such as the integers or the real numbers, they can be compared in size.
- The notation a < b means that a is less than b.
- The notation a > b means that a is greater than b.
In either case, a is not equal to b. These relations are known as strict inequalities.
In contrast to strict inequalities, there are two types of inequality relations that are not strict:
- The notation a ≤ b or a ⩽ b means that a is less than or equal to b (or, equivalently, not greater than b, or at most b);
- The notation a ≥ b or a ⩾ b means that a is greater than or equal to b (or, equivalently, not less than b, or at least b);