| NOUN | act | divergence, divergency | the act of moving away in different direction from a common point |
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| event | divergence, deviation, departure, difference | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | |
| cognition | divergence, divergency | an infinite series that has no limit | |
| attribute | divergence, discrepancy, disagreement, variance | a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions |
| Sounds | dayver'jhahns; dihver'jhahns | |
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| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | The act of moving away in different direction from a common point. | |
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| Example | "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines" | |
| Synonym | divergency | |
| Broader | separation | The act of dividing or disconnecting |
| Spanish | divergencia | |
| Catalan | divergència | |
| Adjectives | divergent | tending to move apart in different directions |
| Verbs | diverge | move or draw apart / apart |
| Meaning | A variation that deviates from the standard or norm. | |
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| Synonyms | deviation, departure, difference | |
| Narrower | discrepancy, variance, variant | An event that departs from expectations |
| driftage | The deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting / drifting | |
| inflection, flection, flexion | deviation from a straight or normal course | |
| Broader | variation, fluctuation | An instance of change |
| Spanish | desviación, diferencia, divergencia, partida | |
| Catalan | desviació, diferència, divergència | |
| Verbs | diverge | be at variance with |
| Meaning | An infinite series that has no limit. | |
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| Synonym | divergency | |
| Broader | series | (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions |
| Opposite | convergence, convergency | The approach of an infinite series to a finite limit |
| Spanish | divergencia | |
| Verbs | diverge | have no limits as a mathematical series |
| Meaning | A difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions. | |
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| Example | "a growing divergence of opinion" | |
| Synonyms | discrepancy, disagreement, variance | |
| Narrower | allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance | A permissible / permissible difference |
| Broader | difference | The quality of being unlike or dissimilar |
| Spanish | desacuerdo, discordancia, discrepancia, divergencia | |
| Catalan | desavinença, discrepància, divergència | |
| Adjectives | divergent | diverging from another or from a standard |
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