Expression, Equation and Inequality: What’s the difference?

EXPRESSION EQUATION INEQUALITY

An expression is a An equation is An inequality is a mathematical relationship

number, a variable, or a made up of two between two expressions and is represented
combination of numbers expressions using one of the following:
and variables and connected by an ≤: “is less than or equal to"
operation symbols. equal sign. <: “is less than"
≠: “not equal to"
>: "greater than"
≥: "greater than or equal to”
Examples: Examples: Examples:
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