λεῖψις,
εως,
ἡ,
2). failure, lack, ἀγαθῶν Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(1).182 .
II). Math.,
negative term in an algebraic expression, opp.
ὕπαρξις, λ. ἐπὶ λεῖψιν πολλαπλασιασθεῖσα ποιεῖ ὕπαρξιν a minus multiplied by
a minus gives a plus,
Dioph. 1 Def. 9 : dat.
λείψει c. gen.,
minus,
Id. 2.21 .