(Isaac Israeli [Book of Definitions], p. 48) In a few instances in his Book of Definitions, Israeli diverges from models given by his forerunner al-Kindi.
2. Different speakers can associate a word with identical beliefs and mental images, or even with the same definition, and yet diverge in the meanings they ascribe to it.
Positive outcome was defined differently in the included studies; we decided to combine these data despite diverging definitions.
But even if a high participation rate can be attained, reaching consensus will often be a long and difficult process and inevitably involves making compromises, which may result in diverging definitions of performance.
If the leap second is stamped out, the astronomical definition of time will diverge from what is dictated by the atomic clocks, about a couple of thousandths of a second a day, growing to a minute over the course of a century, and someday — thousands of years from now — noon will strike at sunrise instead of when the sun is overhead.
In such market, as a result of its definition, the ICF should diverge.
Although Popper described himself as a member of this tradition, his definition of it diverged quite radically from that offered by other supporters of rationalism, like, for example, Mach, Carnap, and the logical positivists of the Vienna Circle.
As a corollary, laboratory case definitions for epidemiological studies may diverge from those typically used to guide clinical diagnoses.
Medical definitions and personal experiences may diverge: Despite their specific diagnosis and treatment, the patients reported feeling well.
In that respect, most definitions of supererogation in modern ethics diverge from the Christian tradition: whereas for the latter paradigm examples of supererogation are piety and chastity, for the former these are altruistic deeds of extreme beneficence.
