gini coefficient
/ˈdʒiːni ˌkəʊˈɪ.fɪʃn̩t/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
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8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A measure of the inequality of a statistical distribution, ranging from 0 (total equality) to 1 (maximal inequality), used in various disciplines but especially in economics to compare incomes or wealth.
Example Sentences
- "China is still only eighty-ninth in the world in per capita GNP, and its Gini coefficient of economic inequality is higher than those of the two other countries to which it is often compared—the United States and India."
- "One big problem with the Gini coefficient, however, is getting an intuitive feel for what it actually means. It's easy enough to picture a country with a Gini coefficient of zero—there, everyone gets exactly the same income."
- "In fact, France’s Gini coefficient, the measure of inequality in a society, is lower today than it was during les trente glorieuses (1945 to 1975), when postwar France regained confidence by helping to pioneer first Concorde, then the TGV, and then in the early 1980s the proto-internet (the Minitel)."