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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. diverging from another or from a standard;
- Example: "a divergent opinion"

2. tending to move apart in different directions;
[syn: divergent, diverging]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Divergent \Di*ver"gent\, a. [Cf. F. divergent. See Diverge.] 1. Receding farther and farther from each other, as lines radiating from one point; deviating gradually from a given direction; -- opposed to convergent. [1913 Webster] 2. (Optics) Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens. [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a divergent statement. [1913 Webster] Divergent series. (Math.) See Diverging series, under Diverging. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

divergent adj 1: diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion" 2: tending to move apart in different directions [syn: divergent, diverging] [ant: convergent]