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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  adequacy
       n 1: the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he
            questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental
            interpretation of the Golden Rule" [syn: {adequateness}]
            [ant: {inadequacy}]
       2: the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he
          questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence" [syn: {sufficiency}]
          [ant: {insufficiency}, {insufficiency}]

















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