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On the basis of your reading of the article, answer the following question :
What do you understand by sleep deficit ? Why does the amount of sleep required to rejuvenate people vary from one person to another ?
Solution
By 'sleep deficit ' I mean the sleep that should have been there but was not had due to various reasons . The amount of sleep required to rejuvenate people varies from person to person . it is so because the physiological aspects and living conditions are different from one to another .
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