deficient
IPA: dɪfˈɪʃʌnt
noun
- A person who is deficient.
adjective
- 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.
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Examples of "deficient" in Sentences
- The edits in the past are deficient.
- The wording of the proposed text is deficient.
- The current status of Imperialism is deficient.
- It's really deficient in the quantity of content.
- The material is seriously deficient and substandard.
- The articles on Rationalism and Empiricism are sorely deficient.
- The lack of these references in the page you link shows its deficient quality.
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