An article published in Harvard Menās Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
DIVERGENCE
divergence, divergency
(noun) the act of moving away in different direction from a common point; āan angle is formed by the divergence of two straight linesā
discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance
(noun) a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; āa growing divergence of opinionā
divergence, divergency
(noun) an infinite series that has no limit
deviation, divergence, departure, difference
(noun) a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; āthe deviation from the meanā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
divergence (countable and uncountable, plural divergences)
The degree to which two or more things diverge.
(mathematics) the operator which maps a function F=(F1, ... Fn) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the number
(obsolete) disagreement; difference
The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes (mutations) through time.
Synonyms
• (mathematical operator)
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Antonyms
• convergence
Source: Wiktionary
Di*ver"gence, Di*ver"gen*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. divergence.]
1. A receding from each other in moving from a common center; the state of being divergent; as, an angle is made by the divergence of straight lines. Rays come to the eye in a state of divergency.
2. Disagreement; difference. Related with some divergence by other writers. Sir G. C. Lewis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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