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Lacking something essential; often construed with in''
Insufficient or inadequate in amount
not having an adequate or proper supply or amount
{a} defective, wanting, failing
Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, deficient parts; deficient estate; deficient strength; deficient in judgment
Incomplete; defective; not sufficient in quantity or force
If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly. a diet deficient in vitamin B. = lacking Deficient is also a combining form. Vegetarians can become iron-deficient
{s} lacking, without; defective; absent
inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"
A number is deficient if sigma(n) < 2n, or, equivalently, if index(n) < 2 Another way of saying this is that sum of the proper divisors of n is less than n Contrast abundant, perfect Every divisor of a deficient number is deficient
Lacking something (e g , a deficient diet causes the body to function poorly because it is missing an important element)
Someone or something that is deficient is not good enough for a particular purpose. deficient landing systems. = inadequate
falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing
Lacking something essential; often construed with in
means short, without, or underprovided
inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting" falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing
falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing"
deficient number
A number that greater than the sum of all of its divisors except itself

The factors of 22 are 1, 2 and 11 and 22, and 1 + 2 + 11 = 14, which is less than 22, so 22 is a deficient number.

deficient numbers
plural form of deficient number
deficient spelling
{i} Hebrew without vowel pointers
deficient year
shortest year in the Jewish calendar (containing 353 days)
deficiently
in a deficient manner, defectively, with impairments
mentally deficient
mentally retarded, having decreased mental capacity
deficient
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