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sufficiency definition

suf·fi·ciency (sə fis̸h′ən sē)

noun

  1. sufficient means, ability, or resources; specif.,
    1. an adequate amount or quantity (of what is needed)
    2. enough wealth or income
  2. the state or quality of being sufficient or adequate; adequacy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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