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# !=(_:_:)

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether two values are not equal.

```
static func != (lhs: borrowing Self, rhs: borrowing Self) -> Bool
```

## Parameters

`lhs`

A value to compare.

`rhs`

Another value to compare.

## Discussion

Inequality is the inverse of equality. For any values `a` and `b`, `a != b`
implies that `a == b` is `false`.

This is the default implementation of the not-equal-to operator (`!=`)
for any type that conforms to `Equatable`.

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