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基尼

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Meanings

  1. 1 Gini (as in 基尼系数 'Gini coefficient', the measure of income inequality)
  2. 2 Genie / Gini (Western personal name; transliteration)
  3. 3 guinea (historic British coin)

Examples

中国的基尼系数引起了广泛讨论。
Zhōngguó de Jīní xìshù yǐnqǐle guǎngfàn tǎolùn.
China's Gini coefficient has sparked wide discussion.
基尼系数越高，贫富差距越大。
Jīní xìshù yuè gāo, pínfù chājù yuè dà.
The higher the Gini coefficient, the larger the wealth gap.

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usage
Most often appears in 基尼系数 — the Gini coefficient, named after Italian statistician Corrado Gini (科拉多·基尼). It measures income inequality on a 0-1 scale. Also serves as a transliteration for the personal names Gini/Genie.

Stroke Order

基 jī
尼 ní