deficient
See also: déficient
English
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin deficiens, present participle of deficere (“to lack, fail, be wanting”); see defect.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
deficient (comparative more deficient, superlative most deficient)
- Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
- Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
- (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)<n.
Related terms
Translations
lacking something essential
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insufficient or inadequate in amount
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Further reading
- “deficient”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “deficient”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēficiēns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [də.fi.siˈen]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [də.fi.siˈent]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [de.fi.siˈent]
Adjective
deficient m or f (masculine and feminine plural deficients)
Related terms
Further reading
- “deficient” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) dēficient
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