Difference between Inadequate and Deficiency

INADEQUATE vs DEFICIENCY: NOUN

The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
The quality or condition of being deficient; incompleteness or inadequacy.
A lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health.
The state of being deficient; a lack or failing; a falling short; incompleteness, as of intelligence, attainments, or performance.
That in which a person or thing is deficient; an imperfection.
Lack of the necessary quantity, number, etc.; inadequacy; insufficiency: as, a deficiency of troops; a deficiency of blood.
Absence; loss.
The state of being deficient; inadequacy; want; failure; imperfection; shortcoming; defect.
The amount by which the number of double points on a curve is short of the maximum for curves of the same degree.
Inadequacy or incompleteness.
Lack of an adequate quantity or number

Not adequate; not equal to requirement; insufficient to effect the end desired; incomplete; disproportionate; defective.
Synonyms Incommensurate, incompetent.
Of insufficient quantity to meet a need

Inadequacy, Adequate, Unequal to, Short handed, Short staffed, Wanting, Short, Undermanned, Incapable, Incompetent, Poor, Lacking, Understaffed, Deficient, Insufficient

Abnormality, Shortfall, Lacunae, Shortcomings, Problem, Discrepancy, Insufficient, Flaw, Irregularity, Shortcoming, Deficient, Want, Lack, Inadequacy, Insufficiency

Inadequacy, Adequate, Unequal to, Short staffed, Short handed, Wanting, Short, Undermanned, Incapable, Incompetent, Poor, Lacking, Understaffed, Deficient, Insufficient

Weakness, Defect, Abnormality, Shortfall, Lacunae, Shortcomings, Problem, Discrepancy, Insufficient, Flaw, Shortcoming, Deficient, Want, Lack, Inadequacy

Performance is inadequate, indicates lack of skill, unsafe nursing practice, inadequate depth of knowledge, or application of nursing principles.
Safety audits have shown that many of our cities have inadequate vending spaces, lack of public facilities and inadequate transport.
Substandard assets are generally characterized by current or expected unprofitable operations, inadequate debt service coverage, inadequate liquidity, or marginal capitalization.
Fundamentally, inadequate coverage results in inadequate access and treatment, and Canadians recognize the need to address this.
The audits also showed that inmates had inadequate food, medical care, and in some cases inadequate housing.
We have entered a realm in which conventional wisdom, always inadequate, is dangerously inadequate.
Degradation Analysis is inadequate and results in inadequate consideration of reasonable protection measures.
Inadequate questioning of prospective buyers Inadequate tools and procedures to validate individual?
Inadequate QA staffing can also resultin inadequate quality auditing of the QC.
Poor product delivery, inadequate systems, and inadequate charge.

This is not the same as having a deficiency, with symptoms, but signifies people at greater risk of developing a deficiency.
CMS will consider this sanction for any deficiency related to poor patient care outcomes, regardless of whether the deficiency poses immediate jeopardy.
If a mortgage lender pursues a deficiency judgment, you should hire an attorney to defend the deficiency.
Phosphorus, deficiency of Copper is the most severe mineral deficiency to grazing livestock in the tropics.
Failure to include the proper fees is a deficiency that may require a deficiency surcharge.
III deficiency shall specify the time within which the deficiency must be corrected.
Can Double Fortification of Salt with Iron and Iodine Reduce Anemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Iron Deficiency, Iodine Deficiency, and Functional Outcomes?
Any additional deficiency would be recognized as a premium deficiency reserve.
For Deficiency Report credit policy, see the materiel deficiency procedures.
They themselves are iodine deficiency, vitamin A deficiency and iron deficiency.

What is the treatment for iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia?
Is a folate deficiency the same as a vitamin B12 deficiency?
Should patients on PPI be monitored for iron-deficiency anemia and magnesium deficiency?
Is there a new variant of glucose phosphate isomerase deficiency (GPI) deficiency?
Is SWI/SNF deficiency associated with NER deficiency in cancer?
Is rest tremor related to dopamine deficiency or serotonin deficiency?
What to expect after ACDF (acidity deficiency deletion deficiency) surgery?
What is alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AAT deficiency)?
Can cobalt deficiency cause vitamin B12 deficiency in livestock?
Does systemic folate deficiency cause mitochondrial folic acid deficiency?