Abundance

[Fr. abundance, from Lat. abundant i a. Overflow; more than enough; copious supply. Abun'dant, a. Overflowing; plentiful. Abundant numbers , in Arith ., are those numbers the aliquot parts of which, added together, make more than the number itself; thus, the aliquot parts of 20, (1, 2, 4, 5,10,) on being added together, make 22. - An abundant number is opposed to a deficient number , of which the sum of the divisors is le than the number itself, as 16, whose divisors are 1, 2, 4, 8, the sum of which is 15; and to a perfect number , of which the sum of the divisor is equal to itself, as 6, whose divisors are 1, 2, 3. Abundantly, adv. In plenty; - amply, liberally, more than sufficient. Abus'able, a. That may be abused. Abusambul. See IPSAMBOOL. Abuse', v . a . [Fr. abuser .] To use a person or thing in any manner deviating from the rule or line of right.