Defect

The term defect ( from the Latin defectus " weakened " ) may refer to:

Generally a damage or defects in the art malfunction or technical defect, see also defect ( semiconductor technology).
As an adjective, a synonym for broken.
In nuclear physics the mass difference between the actual mass of an atomic nucleus and the ever greater sum of the masses of the individual nucleons contained in it (protons and neutrons ), see mass defect.
In medicine, the absence of an organ or body part, see organ failure.
The absence of a sensory function, see sensory defect.
The lack of mental function, see mental defect.
The lack of a physical function, see physical defect.
The defect of a linear map in algebra (mathematics ), see defect (mathematics).
In crystallography a lattice defect.
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