deficiency

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/dɪˈfɪʃənsi/ English

Definitions

noun

Inadequacy or incompleteness.
An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.
The amount by which the number of double points on a curve is short of the maximum for curves of the same degree.
The codimension of a linear system in the corresponding complete linear system.

Related words

Synonyms

insufficiency inadequacy lack want deficient deficit shortcoming insufficient inadequate shortage failure inaction incompetence underemployment fault defect

Antonyms

excess sufficiency

Associated

galactosemia pellagra folate anemia biotin thiamine autosomal recessive rickets anaemia malabsorption inborn

Rhymes

proficiency efficiency sufficiency self-sufficiency inefficiency immunodeficiency with efficiency acquisition see addition c addition see

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