deficient

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dɪˈfɪʃənt/

Adjective

deficient

1. Lacking something essential; often construed with in''.
2. Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
3. (mathematics) Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n).

Related terms

• defect
• defection
• defective
• defector
• deficiency
• deficit

Translations

• German: mangelhaft
• Italian: deficiente
• Portuguese: deficiente
• Spanish: deficiente

Translations

• German: defizient
• Spanish: deficiente

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