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divergence
noun
1 divergence
The act of moving away in different direction from a common point:
— An angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines.
synonym: divergency.
Roget 16a:
diversity,
irregularity,
unevenness;
multiformity
etc.
81;
unconformity
etc.
83;
roughness
etc.
256;
dissimilarity,
dissimilitude,
divarication,
divergence.
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Roget 291:
divergence,
divergency†;
divarication,
ramification,
forking;
radiation;
separation
etc.
(disjunction)
44;
dispersion
etc.
73;
deviation
etc.
279;
aberration.
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Roget 73:
dispersion;
disjunction
etc.
44;
divergence
etc.
291;
aspersion;
scattering
etc.
v.;
dissemination,
diffusion,
dissipation,
distribution;
apportionment
etc.
786;
spread,
respersion†,
circumfusion†,
interspersion,
spargefaction†;
affusion†.
waifs and estrays†,
flotsam and jetsam,
disjecta membra [Lat.],
[Horace];
waveson†.
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2 divergence
A variation that deviates from the standard or norm.
synonyms: departure, deviation, difference.
Roget 279:
deviation;
swerving
etc.
v.;
obliquation†,
warp,
refraction;
flection†,
flexion;
sweep;
deflection,
deflexure†;
declination.
diversion,
digression,
depart from,
aberration;
divergence
etc.
291;
zigzag;
detour
etc.
(circuit)
629;
divagation.
[Desultory motion]
wandering
etc.
v.;
vagrancy,
evagation†;
bypaths and crooked ways;
byroad.
[Motion sideways, oblique motion]
sidling
etc.
v.;
knight's move at chess.
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Roget 18:
dissimilarity,
dissimilaritude†;
unlikeness,
diversity,
disparity,
dissemblance†;
divergence,
variation. ;
difference
etc.
15;
novelty,
originality;
creativeness;
oogamy†.
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Dutch: aberratie, abnormaliteit, afwijken, afwijking, anomalie, deviatie, ecart, swing
Polish: deklinacja, zboczenie
3 divergence
An infinite series that has no limit.
synonym: divergency.
4 divergence
A difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions:
— A growing divergence of opinion.
synonyms: disagreement, discrepancy, variance.
Roget 24:
disagreement;
discord,
discordance;
dissonance,
dissidence,
discrepancy;
unconformity
etc.
83;
incongruity,
incongruence†;
discongruity†,
mesalliance;
jarring
etc.
v.;
dissension
etc.
713;
conflict
etc.
(opposition)
708;
bickering,
clashing,
misunderstanding,
wrangle.
disparity,
mismatch,
disproportion;
dissimilitude,
inequality;
disproportionateness
etc.
adj.†;
variance,
divergence,
repugnance.
unfitness
etc.
adj.;
inaptitude,
impropriety;
inapplicability
etc.
adj.;
inconsistency,
inconcinnity†;
irrelevancy
etc.
(irrelation)
10.
misjoining†,
misjoinder†;
syncretism†,
intrusion,
interference;
concordia discors [Lat.].
fish out of water.
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Dutch: discrepantie
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