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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, ... show more

Roget 291: divergence, divergency; divarication, ramification, forking; radiation; separation etc. (disjunction) 44; dispersion etc. 73; deviation ... show more

Roget 73: dispersion; disjunction etc. 44; divergence etc. 291; aspersion; scattering etc. v.; dissemination, diffusion, dissipation, ... show more

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.    ... show more

Roget 18: dissimilarity, dissimilaritude; unlikeness, diversity, disparity, dissemblance; divergence, variation.   ; difference etc. 15; novelty, originality; creativeness; ... show more

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 ... show more

Dutch: discrepantie


Moby thesaurus: aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, abnormality, abnormity, about-face, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, aesthetic distance, alienation, alteration, amelioration, amorphism, anomalism, anomalousness, anomaly, antagonism, apostasy, argumentation ... show more.

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