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sufficient
adjective
as
much
as
is
needed
;
enough
•
We
have
sufficient
food
to
feed
everyone
at
the
picnic
.
We
have
sufficient
food
to
feed
everyone
at
the
picnic
.
•
One
hour
should
be
sufficient
time
to
finish
the
test
.
One
hour
should
be
sufficient
time
to
finish
the
test
.
from
Latin
sufficiens
,
present
participle
of
sufficere
“
to
supply
,
be
adequate
” (
sub-
“
up
to
”
+
facere
“
to
make
”).
adjective
(
logic/mathematics
)
able
by
itself
to
guarantee
that
something
is
true
or
will
happen
•
Having
a
key
is
a
sufficient
condition
to
open
the
door
.
Having
a
key
is
a
sufficient
condition
to
open
the
door
.
•
In
this
theorem
,
continuity
is
sufficient
for
the
limit
to
exist
.
In
this
theorem
,
continuity
is
sufficient
for
the
limit
to
exist
.
Sense
developed
in
formal
logic
in
the
19th
century
from
the
general
meaning
“
enough
.”
