divergent

Adjective
US[dahy-vur-juhnt]/daɪˈvɝdʒənt/3 syllablesalso [dih-vur-juhnt] /dɪˈvɝdʒənt/
Synonyms: diverging

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. diverging from another or from a standard“a divergent opinion”Opposite sameSimilar different
  2. tending to move apart in different directionsSynonyms: divergingOpposite convergentSimilar radiating, branchingSee also oblique

Related words divergency noun, divergence noun, diverge verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Di·ver′gent adjective

Origin: 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.

2. Optics Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens.

3. Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a divergent statement.

Divergent series. Mathematics See Diverging series, under Diverging.

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

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