excess
The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
Other meanings
The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.
“The difference between two numbers is the excess of one over the other.”
An act of eating or drinking more than enough.
Related words
- in excess of
- sexcess
- spherical excess
- to excess
Word history
From Latin "excessus" (a going out, loss of self-possession).
Where this comes from
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