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Abundance

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Noun

1. abundance, copiousness, teemingness

the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply

Example Sentences:
'an age of abundance'

2. abundance

(physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present

3. abundance

(chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Abundance

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noun
1. 
a copious supply; great amount
2. 
fullness or benevolence
from the abundance of my heart
3. 
degree of plentifulness
4. chemistry
the extent to which an element or ion occurs in the earth's crust or some other specified environment: often expressed in parts per million or as a percentage
5. physics
the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope in a mixture of isotopes of an element to the total number of atoms present: often expressed as a percentage
the abundance of neon-22 in natural neon is 8.82 per cent
6. Also called: abondance
a call in solo whist undertaking to make nine tricks
7. 
affluence

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Abundance

see synonyms of abundance
noun
1. 
a great supply; more than sufficient quantity
2. 
great plenty; wealth

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Abundance

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n.
1.
a. A great or plentiful amount: an abundance of rain.
b. The condition of being in rich supply: bananas growing in abundance.
2.
a. Degree of plentifulness: "Species of low abundance are ignored in the calculation of predominance" (William M. Lewis).
b. Chemistry The amount of an isotope of an element that exists in nature, usually expressed as a percentage of the total amount of all isotopes of the element.
3. Affluence; prosperity: living in abundance.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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