The amount by which something falls short of a given quantity or amount.
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释义 | the world > relative properties > quantity > insufficiency > [noun] > deficiency, lack, or shortage > shortfall > amount of (4) defect1598 The amount by which something falls short of a given quantity or amount. deficiency1719 The amount by which the revenue of a state, company, etc. falls short of the expenditure; a deficit; hence deficiency act, deficiency bill, deficienc… deficit1782 A falling short, a deficiency; the amount by which a sum of money, or the like, falls short of what is due or required; the excess of expenditure… wantum1938 Deficiency or desire, considered as something quantifiable. |
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