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Definition deficient number in American English

deficient number noun

noun
1

a number is called dificient if the sum of its proper divisors is less than the number itself

Example

9 is a deficient number because 1+3 (proper divisors of 9) = 4, which is less than 9.

Definition deficient number in American English