Definitions of divergence [ɪˈvɜr dʒəns, daɪ-]

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Definition of 'divergence'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) divergence
an act or instance of diverging.

2.  divergence
a divergent state or quality.

3.  divergence
the degree or point of diverging.

4.  divergence
a difference of structure in related organisms caused by different environmental pressures.

5.  divergence
the net flow of air from a given region.

Etymology: (1650–60; < ML)

Definition of 'divergence'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) divergence, divergency
the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
"an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines"

2. (noun) deviation, divergence, departure, difference
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
"the deviation from the mean"

3. (noun) divergence, divergency
an infinite series that has no limit

4. (noun) discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
"a growing divergence of opinion"

Definition of 'divergence'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) divergence
alt. of Divergency

Translation of 'divergence'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to differ (from someone or something else); to go away (from a standard) This is where our opinions diverge.
Afrikaans: splitsing, afwyking	Arabic: إنْفِراج، تَباعُد، إنْفِص	Bulgarian: отклонение
Brazilian: divergência	Czech: rozdílnost	German: die Abweichung
Danish: afvigelse; divergens	Greek: απόκλιση	Spanish: divergencia
Estonian: lahknemine	Farsi: جدایی؛ اختلاف عقیده	Finnish: eroavuus
French: divergence	Hebrew: הִסתָעֲפוּת	Hindi: विचलन, छितराव
Croatian: razilaženje	Hungarian: széttartás; elágazás	Indonesian: cabang
Icelandic: mismunur; aðgreining; frá	Italian: divergenza, differenza	Japanese: 分岐
Korean: 분기	Lithuanian: išsiskyrimas, nukrypimas	Latvian: novirzīšanās; nesakrišana
Malay: pencapahan	Dutch: afwijking	Norwegian: avvik, divergens
Polish: rozbieżność	Persian: جدایی؛ اختلاف عقیده	Pashto: چلا
Portuguese: divergência	Romanian: divergenţă	Russian: расхождение;отклонение
Slovak: rozdielnosť	Slovenian: razhajanje	Serbian: razilaženje
Swedish: isärgående, avvikelse	Thai: ความแตกต่าง	Turkish: ayrılık, farklılık
Taiwanese: 分岔，散度，歧見，偏差	Ukrainian: розходження; відхилення	Urdu: انحراف
Vietnamese: sự rẽ ra	Chinese: 分叉，（数）散度，分歧，背离
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