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What is the difference between overflow and abundance?

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Abundance is a synonym of overflow.



As nouns the difference between overflow and abundance

is that overflow is the spillage resultant from overflow; excess while abundance is a large quantity; many.

As a verb overflow

is to flow over the brim of (a container).

overflow

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The spillage resultant from overflow; excess.
  • Outlet for escape of excess material.
  • (computing) The situation where a value exceeds the available numeric range.

    • Derived terms

    * overflow hole

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To flow over the brim of (a container).
    • The river overflowed the levee.
  • To cover with a liquid, literally or figuratively.
    • The flash flood overflowed most of the parkland and some homes.
  • * 1851 , Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
    • So when they were working that evening at the pumps, there was on this head no small gamesomeness slily going on among them, as they stood with their feet continually overflowed by the rippling clear water
  • To cause an overflow. (rfex)
  • To flow over the edge of a container.
    • The waters overflowed into the Ninth Ward.
  • To exceed limits or capacity.
    • The hospital ER was overflowing with flu cases.
  • # (computing, ambitransitive) To exceed the available numeric range.
  • Calculating 255+1 will overflow an eight-bit byte.
  • To be superabundant; to abound.
    • (Rogers)

    Derived terms

    * buffer overflow * underflow English heteronyms ----

    abundance

    English

    (wikipedia abundance)

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete) abundaunce * (obsolete) habundance * (obsolete) boundance * (card games) abondance

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large quantity; many.
  • An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.
  • * (rfdate) (Sir Walter Raleigh)
    • It is lamentable to remember what abundance of noble blood hath been shed with small benefit to the Christian state.
  • Wealth; affluence; plentiful amount of resources.
  • Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment or sample.
  • (card games) A bid to take nine or more tricks in solo whist.

    • Usage notes

    * Synonym notes: Abundance , Plenty]], [[exuberance, Exuberance. These words rise upon each other in expressing the idea of fullness. ** Plenty'' denotes a sufficiency to supply every want; as, ''plenty'' of food, ''plenty of money, etc. ** Abundance'' express more, and gives the idea of superfluity or excess; as, ''abundance'' of riches, an ''abundance of wit and humor; often, however, it only denotes plenty in a high degree. ** Exuberance'' rises still higher, and implies a bursting forth on every side, producing great superfluity or redundance; as, an ''exuberance'' of mirth, an ''exuberance of animal spirits, etc.

    Synonyms

    * exuberance, plenteousness, plenty, copiousness, overflow, riches, affluence, wealth

    Related terms

    * abound * abundant

    References

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