In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
ERGODICITY
ergodicity
(noun) an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ergodicity (countable and uncountable, plural ergodicities)
(uncountable) The condition of being ergodic.
(countable) The extent to which something is ergodic.
Source: Wiktionary
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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