There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
CUBING
Etymology
Verb
cubing
present participle of cube
Noun
cubing (uncountable)
The activity of solving the Rubik's cube.
Source: Wiktionary
CUBE
Cube (kb), n. Etym: [F. cube, L. cubus, fr. Gr.
1. (Geom.)
Definition: A regular solid body, with six equal square sides.
2. (Math.)
Definition: The product obtained by taking a number or quantity three times as a factor; as, 4x4=16, and 16x4=64, the cube of 4. Cube ore (Min.), pharmacosiderite. It commonly crystallizes in cubes of a green color.
– Cube root. (Math.), the number or quantity which, multiplied into itself, and then into the product, produces the given cube; thus, 3 is the cube root of 27, for 3x3x3 = 27.
– Cube spar (Min.), anhydrite; anhydrous calcium sulphate.
Cube, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cubed (kbd); p. pr. & vb. n. Cubing.]
Definition: To raise to the third power; to obtain the cube of.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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