INEQUALITIES (<,>,</=,>/=)

• Inequality(!=) means not equal.

• Inequality refers to any of the following
element either (<,>,</=,>/=)
Symbol Element Name
< Lesser than
> Greater than
<= Either Lesser or Equals to
>= Either Greater or Equals to
= Equals to
!= Not Equals to (Either lesser or greater or lesser equal or
greater equal)
 Types of Inequality
Direct Inequality Indirect Inequality
• Inequality between the two • Inequality between the two
or more terms is expressed or more terms is expressed in
directly with the exact the form of distinct codes and
relation between them. the inequality for the
• Ex:- 1) a<b>c<=d respective code is specified
earlier directly or indirectly.
• 2) a<b=c>d<=e
• Ex:- 1) a#b$c&d
 # refers to lesser than
 $ refers to greater than
 & refers to Lesser or equals to
 Statements and Conclusions
Statements Conclusions
• Statements are those which • Conclusions are those
gives the relation between statements which are to be
two or more terms directly found that follows or not
and indirectly. follows the given statements.
• Conclusions are those
statements in which direct
relation between two terms
is to be found, when two or
more inequalities are placed
between them.
 Statements and Conclusions
Examples:-
Statements:-P < S > R < T > Q
Conclusions:-
Conclusion Follow Not follow

P<Q No No(Can’t say)

Q<T yes -

P>Q No No(Can’t say)

Q>T - Yes
 Types of Conclusions
• Conclusions that definitely follows the given
statements.
• Conclusions that definitely do not follows the
given statements.
• Conclusions that Either of them follows the
given statements.
• Conclusions that Neither of them follows the
given statements.
 Types of Conclusions
• Conclusions that definitely follows the given
statements.
Ex:- Statement:- P < S <=R < T = Q
Conclusions:-
1. P<Q (Definitely Follows)
2. Q>S (Definitely Follows)
3. T>S (Definitely Follows)
 Types of Conclusions
• Conclusions that definitely do not follows the
given statements.
Ex:- Statement:- P < S <=R < T > Q
Conclusions:-
1. P<=R (Definitely not Follows)
2. P>T (Definitely not Follows)
3. T<Q (Definitely not Follows)
 Types of Conclusions
• Conclusions that Either of them follows the
given statements.
Ex:- Statement:- P < S <=R < T > Q
Conclusions:-
1. S<R (Definitely not follows the statement)
2. S=R (Definitely not follows the statement)
3. But either of them follows i.e., any one of
them follows
 Types of Conclusions
• Conclusions that Neither of them follows the
given statements.
Ex:- Statement:- P < S <=R < T > Q
Conclusions:-
1. Q>T (Definitely not follows the statement)
2. Q=T (Definitely not follows the statement)
3. Neither of them follows i.e., No one of them
follows.
 Concept from above slides
• We have to go with Either or pair , or neither nor pair,
when we see the terms(Alphabet Elements) in two or
more conclusions is same or relatedly same.
• What is relatedly same?
• St:- P<=Q<=T=R
• Concl:-1) P<T, 2)P=R
• Answer is Either of them Follows. i.e., We know that
T=R, so that we can replace R with T or T with R in any
of the conclusion then, we can say the two conclusions
have same alphabet terms.