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Uncommondeficient
The correct spelling is deficient.
How to pronounce deficient
/dɪˈfɪʃənt/
adjectiveIPA: /dɪˈfɪʃənt/
Say it like: Def-isee-nt
The correct spelling is deficient. Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
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Definition
adjective
- 1.Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
- 2.Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
- 3.Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n)
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