What is the meaning of sufficiency?

noun

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