Lorenz curve/Definition

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Lorenz curve [r]: A curve formed by plotting, on a cumulative basis, the amount of income received by members of a community against the number of individuals that receive that amount - so that inequality of income is indicated by departure from the 45 degree diagonal (sometimes applied to wealth).