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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.

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  1. n. The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expenditure.
  2. n. the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily:
  3. n. the quality of being sufficient for the end in view
  4. The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expenditure.
  5. The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, orsufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacyof supply to the expenditure.
  6. n:100 n. the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule"