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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Adequacy

/ăd'-ək-wəs-ē/ · Ad·e·qua·cy · IPA /ˈædɪkwəsi/
01 n. The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to…
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    The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expenditure.