[syn: divergence, divergency]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Divergence \Di*ver"gence\, Divergency \Di*ver"gen*cy\, n. [Cf.
F. divergence.]
1. A receding from each other in moving from a common center;
the state of being divergent; as, an angle is made by the
divergence of straight lines.
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Rays come to the eye in a state of divergency.
--??????.
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2. Disagreement; difference.
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Related with some divergence by other writers. --Sir
G. C. Lewis.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
divergency
n 1: an infinite series that has no limit [syn: divergence,
divergency] [ant: convergence, convergency]
2: the act of moving away in different direction from a common
point; "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight
lines" [syn: divergence, divergency]