deficient
Pronunciation: /dɪˈfɪʃənt/
The English word “deficient” has 4 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
- Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
- Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n) < 2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n) < n.
noun
- A person who is deficient.
Etymology
From Latin deficiens, present participle of deficere (“to lack, fail, be wanting”); see defect.
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