"defective number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: defective numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} defective number (plural defective numbers)
  1. (number theory) A deficient number. Categories (topical): Number theory
    Sense id: en-defective_number-en-noun-TNwE03Tj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, number-theory, sciences

Inflected forms

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