Definitions for abundance
əˈbʌn dənsabun·dance

Princeton's WordNet(2.62 / 8 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(3.75 / 4 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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1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Veena

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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. Kahlil Gibran:

   You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.

2. Musin Almat Zhumabekovich:

   Beautiful Kazakh woman A storm of compliments of pure delight and admiration descends upon you. Endless love emotions of admiration. A tornado of exciting love passion. You are my silent delight. In me Endless abundance of love feelings, stars of compliments pouring endless love poems. You are a blessing from heaven, a gift from the gods. My Divine Passion. Furious, incredibly endless lust crawling to the bone. There is a romantic over-eroticism in your appearance. Author: Musin Almat Zhumabekovich

3. Mitt Romney:

   Out of an abundance of caution for the flying public, the (FAA) should ground the 737 MAX 8 until we investigate the causes of recent crashes and ensure the plane's airworthiness.

4. The wise Pharoah Moe:

   Let no lost love break you. If you really did beyond your best, that's one thing to make you proud of your innumerable abundance

5. Musin Almat Zhumabekovich:

   Controversy and discussion like wushu kong fu and contactless combat, subtly and refined, hints of awareness sound, the wisdom of redirected aggression sounds like a discussion of aikido. Battles for the heart. Consciousness, thinking as the direction of consciousness of the philosophy of life energy qi and prana of thinking. Where traditional folk music is the rhythms of the cyclical nature of life as the cyclical nature. Philosophy of life, its wealth and abundance. Meditative romance of being and the philosophy of life, its subtle vibrations of insight sound like a whisper of eternity. Author: Musin Almat Zhumabekovich

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