abundant number

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. a positive number that is less than the sum of all positive integers that are submultiples of it, as 12, which is less than the sum of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6.

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Example Sentences

The homes are roomy and spacious, with open floor plans and an abundant number of windows, covered outdoor living spaces, air conditioning, and two- or three-car garages.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2022

Sometimes, as at Northwestern, the training was conducted with style and produced an abundant number of graduates who became actors.

From Time Magazine Archive

But in domestic affairs he is considered in a great variety of characters, and from thence there arises an abundant number of other prerogatives.

From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Blackstone, William, Sir