divergency

Noun
Synonyms: divergence

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. an infinite series that has no limitSynonyms: divergenceOpposite convergencyType of series
  2. the act of moving away in different direction from a common point“an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines”Synonyms: divergenceType of separation

Related words diverge verb, divergent adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Di·ver′gence, Di·ver′gen·cy noun

Origin: 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.

Rays come to the eye in a state of divergency.— ….

2. Disagreement; difference.

Related with some divergence by other writers.— Sir George Cornewall Lewis

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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