insufficient
detEtymology
From Middle French insufficient, from Latin insufficiens. See also in- + sufficient.
- derived from insufficiens
- derived from insufficient
Definitions
An inadequate quantity of
An inadequate quantity of; not enough.
- Insufficient time is available to reflect on the problem.
A quantity (of something) that is less than is needed.
- Insufficient of the building remains to determine its age.
Not sufficient
Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs.
- an insufficient amount
- an insufficient degree
- It is a necessary condition but an insufficient one.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at insufficient. 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.
A definitional loop anchored at insufficient. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at insufficient
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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