Sufficiency Definition

sufficiency
noun
  1. sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations; "her father questioned the young suitor's sufficiency"
  2. an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose; "enough is as good as a feast"; "there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country"
  3. the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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