deficient
/dɪˈfɪʃənt/adj
Middle School
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)<n.
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