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What is the noun for deficiency?

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deficiency
  1. (uncountable) Inadequacy or incompleteness.
  2. (countable) An insufficiency, especially of something essential to health.
  3. (geometry) The amount by which the number of double points on a curve is short of the maximum for curves of the same degree.
  4. (geometry) The codimension of a linear system in the corresponding complete linear system.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “Boron deficiency is the most widespread of all the micronutrient deficiencies in many crop regions.”
      “He felt that this was due to a deficiency in the process of independent reasoning employed by the scholars who introduced these rulings.”
      “Surely any deficiency in the Pension Fund was the sole responsibility of the Wiltshire County Council and they should have accepted liability.”
deficit
  1. Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
  2. A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds government revenue.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “But how do inequality and the accrual of wealth in themselves affect or result from the trade and current-account deficit?”
      “He was much quicker but could not get past and unfortunately, the time deficit by the time of his first stop was too big to handle.”
      “This disorder is also known as hyperactivity, or attention deficit disorder.”
deficientness
  1. The quality of being deficient.
deficience
  1. (obsolete) deficiency
  2. Examples:
    1. “In mathematics, which I place as a part of metaphysic, I can report no deficience.”
      “But this misplacing hath caused a deficience, or at least a great improficience in the sciences themselves.”
      “Whoever has the care of instructing others, may be charged with deficience in his duty if this book is not recommended.”
deficiences
  1. plural of deficience
deficiencies
  1. plural of deficiency
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Each specimen was radiographed for possible bony abnormalities and examined for any ligament deficiencies.”
      “If abiotic and biotic stresses inhibit proper root function, plants run into nutrient deficiencies.”
      “They remember a Scottish national side blessed with a few quality players, but with too many other deficiencies to overcome.”
deficits
  1. plural of deficit
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Even conservative Republicans are growing antsy at the new spending and the return of dreaded deficits.”
      “Other European economies, struggling to contain their deficits, would give their right arm for such a surplus.”
      “It's also worried about balance of payments deficits, particularly in the United States.”
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