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Meaning of deficient

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

deficient

Pronunciation:/dɪˈfɪʃənt/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Lacking something essential; often construed with in.

  2. Insufficient or inadequate in amount.

  3. Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n)