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Sufficiency vs Means - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between sufficiency and means

is that sufficiency is quality or condition of being sufficient while means is plural of lang=en.

As a verb means is

third-person singular of mean.

sufficiency

English

Alternative forms

* sufficiencie (obsolete)

Noun

(sufficiencies)
  • Quality or condition of being sufficient.
  • An adequate amount.

    • Synonyms

    * enoughness * sufficience

    Antonyms

    * insufficiency * unsufficiency (obs.)

    means

    English

    (wikipedia means)

    Noun

    (head)
  • An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose.
    • A car is a means of transport .
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  • Resources; riches.
    • He was living beyond his means .
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    • Usage notes

    Frequently contrasted with , as in “a means to an end”. Similar contrast is (process) vs. (product).

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mean)

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