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11Deficient — Deficient, in der kathol. Kirche ein für seine Amtsführung unfähig gewordener Geistlicher, der sein Amt für einstweilen oder immer abgeben muß; sein Gehalt heißt D.engehalt …
12deficient in reason — index fatuous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
13deficient work — index noncompliance (improper completion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
14deficient — 1580s, from L. deficientem (nom. deficiens), prp. of deficere to desert, revolt, fail, from de down, away (see DE (Cf. de )) + facere to do, perform (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)) …
15deficient — [adj] imperfect, inadequate amiss, bad, damaged, defective, exiguous, faulty, flawed, found wanting, impaired, incomplete, inferior, infrequent, injured, insufficient, lacking, marred, meager, not cut out for*, not enough, not make it*, not up to …
16deficient — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient. 2) insufficient or inadequate. ORIGIN Latin, from deficere fail …
17Deficient number — In number theory, a deficient number or defective number is a number n for which the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n)<n. The value 2n − σ(n) (or n − s(n)) is… …
18deficient — [[t]dɪfɪ̱ʃ(ə)nt[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu v link ADJ, usu ADJ in n 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. [FORMAL] ...a diet… …
19deficient — I. adjective Etymology: Latin deficient , deficiens, present participle of deficere to be wanting more at defect Date: 1581 1. lacking in some necessary quality or element < deficient in judgment > 2. not up to a normal standard or complement ;… …
20deficient — de·fi·cient di fish ənt adj 1) lacking in some necessary quality or element <a deficient diet> 2) not up to a normal standard or complement <deficient strength> 3) having, relating to, or characterized by a genetic deletion deficient… …
