absent vs deficient

absent

adj
  • Not existing; lacking. 

  • Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present; missing. 

  • Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied. 

noun
  • Something absent, especially absent people collectively; those who were or are not there. 

verb
  • To keep (oneself) away. 

  • Leave. 

prep
  • In the absence of; without; except. 

deficient

adj
  • Lacking something essential; often construed with in. 

  • Insufficient or inadequate in amount. 

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

noun
  • A person who is deficient. 

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