Adequacy

Adequacy
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. [1913 Webster]

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