Definitions for abundance
əˈbʌn dənsabun·dance

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. abundance, copiousness, teemingness(noun)

   the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply

   "an age of abundance"

2. abundance(noun)

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

3. abundance(noun)

   (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

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. abundance(Noun)

   An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity.

   Etymology: * First attested in 1340. From abundance, from abondance, from abundantia, from abundo. See abound.

2. abundance(Noun)

   Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment.

   Etymology: * First attested in 1340. From abundance, from abondance, from abundantia, from abundo. See abound.

3. abundance(Noun)

   Wealth; affluence.

   Etymology: * First attested in 1340. From abundance, from abondance, from abundantia, from abundo. See abound.

Webster Dictionary(3.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Abundance(noun)

   an overflowing fullness; ample sufficiency; great plenty; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; wealth: -- strictly applicable to quantity only, but sometimes used of number

Freebase(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Abundance

   Abundance is an ecological concept referring to the relative representation of a species in a particular ecosystem. It is usually measured as the large number of individuals found per sample. How species abundances are distributed within an ecosystem is referred to as relative species abundances. Abundance is contrasted with, but typically correlates to, incidence, which is the frequency with which the species occurs at all in a sample. When high abundance is accompanied by low incidence, it is considered locally or sporadically abundant. A variety of sampling methods are used to measure abundance. For larger animals, these may include spotlight counts, track counts and roadkill counts, as well as presence at monitoring stations. In many plant communities the abundances of plant species are measured by plant cover, i.e. the relative area covered by different plant species in a small plot. Relative species abundance is calculated by dividing the number of species from one group by the total number of species from all groups.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Abundance

   ab-und′ans, n. ample sufficiency: great plenty.—adj. Abund′ant, plentiful.—adv. Abund′antly. [See Abound.]

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1. abundance

   An accurate amount.

   They had an abundance of oranges from their orange farm and did share some with their neighbours.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 31, 2020  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of abundance in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of abundance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of abundance in a Sentence

1. Renae A. Sauter:

   When you are in the highest vibrational state you will not feel the need to; overeat, over spend, insist on having a certain relationship or even become a millionaire because you have shifted into the abundance that you are and from this place you don’t feel any lack at all.

2. Abraham Hicks:

   Like the air you breathe, abundance in all things is available to you. Your life will simply be as good as you allow it to be.

3. Planet Fitness:

   Out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of the community, we are closing the club for an additional deep cleaning.

4. Ayn Rand:

   America's abundance was not created by public sacrifices to the common good, but by the productive genius of free men who pursued their own personal interests and the making of their own private fortunes.

5. Superintendent Michelle Reid:

   These steps are being taken out of an abundance of caution.

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