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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Adequacy \Ad"e*qua*cy\, n. [See {Adequate}.] The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as the adequacy of supply to the expenditure. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: adequacy n 1: the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule [syn: {adequateness}] [ant: {inadequacy}] 2: a quantity or number sufficient for a purpose [syn: {sufficiency}] [ant: {insufficiency}, {insufficiency}]
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