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insufficiency

noun
/ɪnsəˈfɪʃənsi/

Etymology

From in- + sufficiency.

Definitions

  1. The lack of sufficiency

    The lack of sufficiency: a shortage, the state of having or being not enough (of something).

    • Near-synonyms: deficiency (broadly synonymous), inadequacy
    • The troops went hungry because of the insufficiency of their supplies.
    • She may crowd her days with gaiety, variety, and what are called amusements; she will do so only to find their insufficiency.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at insufficiency. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at insufficiency. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at insufficiency

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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