DEFICIENT NUMBER


Meaning of DEFICIENT NUMBER in English

Math.

a positive number that is greater than the sum of all positive integers that are submultiples of it, as 10, which is greater than the sum of 1, 2, and 5. Also called defective number . Cf. abundant number, perfect number .

[ 1720-30 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .