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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. the act of moving away in different direction from a common point;
- Example: "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines"
[syn: divergence, divergency]

2. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm;
- Example: "the deviation from the mean"
[syn: deviation, divergence, departure, difference]

3. an infinite series that has no limit;
[syn: divergence, divergency]

4. a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions;
- Example: "a growing divergence of opinion"
[syn: discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance]



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.
      [1913 Webster]

            Rays come to the eye in a state of divergency.
                                                  --??????.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Disagreement; difference.
      [1913 Webster]

            Related with some divergence by other writers. --Sir
                                                  G. C. Lewis.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

divergence
    n 1: 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]
    2: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the
       deviation from the mean" [syn: deviation, divergence,
       departure, difference]
    3: an infinite series that has no limit [syn: divergence,
       divergency] [ant: convergence, convergency]
    4: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions;
       "a growing divergence of opinion" [syn: discrepancy,
       disagreement, divergence, variance]