"deficient number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: deficient numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} deficient number (plural deficient numbers)
  1. (number theory) A number that is greater than the sum of all of its divisors except itself. Categories (topical): Number theory Synonyms: defective number Related terms: abundant number, amicable numbers, sociable numbers, perfect number Translations (deficient number): vajaa luku (Finnish), nombre déficient [masculine] (French), defizienten Zahl [feminine] (German), número defectivo [masculine] (Spanish), defekt tal [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-deficient_number-en-noun-DJjpwhYS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, number-theory, sciences

Inflected forms

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