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sufficiency
suf·fi·cien·cy S0866100 (sə-fĭsh′ən-sē)n. pl. suf·fi·cien·cies 1. The condition or quality of being sufficient: questioned the sufficiency of the budget.2. An adequate amount or quantity: a sufficiency of clean water.3. Adequate means to live in modest comfort.sufficiency (səˈfɪʃənsɪ) n, pl -cies1. the quality or condition of being sufficient2. an adequate amount or quantity, as of income3. archaic efficiencysuf•fi•cien•cy (səˈfɪʃ ən si)
n., pl. -cies. 1. the state or fact of being sufficient; adequacy. 2. a sufficient number or amount; enough. 3. adequate provision or supply, esp. of wealth. [1485–95] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sufficiency - sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations; "her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency"wealth, wealthiness - the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence" | | 2. |  sufficiency - an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose; "enough is as good as a feast"; "there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country"enoughrelative quantity - a quantity relative to some purposefill - a quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip" | | 3. | sufficiency - the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"adequacyquality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeareampleness - the property of being more than sufficient; comfortable sufficiency; "the ampleness of her servings more than satisfied his hunger"inadequacy, deficiency, insufficiency - lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits" |
sufficiencynoun abundance, adequacy, adequate supply, amplitude, copiousness, ample store There's a sufficiency of drama here to sustain your interest.sufficiencynounAn adequate quantity:adequacy, enough.Translationssuffice (səˈfais) verb to be enough for a purpose or person. Will $10 suffice (you) till Monday? 滿足 满足sufficient adjective enough. We haven't sufficient food to feed all these people; Will $10 be sufficient for your needs? 足夠的 足够的sufˈficiency noun 充足 充足sufˈficiently adverb 充足地 充足地suffice it to say I need only say. 只要說...就足夠了 只要说...就足够了sufficiency
an elegant sufficiencyAn adequate amount, typically in the context of food. Thanks to all of your generous donations, we have an elegant sufficiency to bring down to the homeless shelter. No second helpings for me, please—I've already had an elegant sufficiency.See also: elegant, sufficiency(a) gracious plenty and an elegant sufficiencyEuph. enough (food). No more, thanks. I have a gracious plenty on my plate. At Thanksgiving, we always have an elegant sufficiency and are mighty thankful for it.See also: gracious, plentysufficiency
sufficiency[sə′fish·ən·sē] (statistics) Condition of an estimator that uses all the information about the population parameter contained in the sample observations. sufficiency
sufficiency the question in the law of evidence as to whether a party has produced enough evidence that supports his case. In criminal cases in England and in Scotland, a failure to produce a sufficiency can result in a case being dismissed on a plea of NO CASE TO ANSWER. See CORROBORATION.sufficiency
Synonyms for sufficiencynoun abundanceSynonyms- abundance
- adequacy
- adequate supply
- amplitude
- copiousness
- ample store
Synonyms for sufficiencynoun an adequate quantitySynonymsSynonyms for sufficiencynoun sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligationsRelated Wordsnoun an adequate quantitySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the quality of being sufficient for the end in viewSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms- inadequacy
- deficiency
- insufficiency
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