also-ran vs deficient

also-ran

noun
  • A loser; a person or thing soon to be forgotten. 

  • A person or animal who competed in a race but did not win. 

deficient

noun
  • A person who is deficient. 

adj
  • Insufficient or inadequate in amount. 

  • Lacking something essential; often construed with in. 

  • Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n). 

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