deficient vs third string

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). 

noun
  • A person who is deficient. 

third string

adj
  • Of a decidedly lower quality or condition. 

noun
  • A unit of players that plays behind the first and second strings; a junior varsity team. 

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