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divergence

  • noun
  • /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəns/

The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.

Other meanings

  1. The operator which maps a function F=(F1, ... Fn) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function \sum_{i=1}^n \frac{\partial F_i}{\partial x_i}.

  2. Disagreement; difference.

Synonyms

  • disagreement

Related words

  • codivergence
  • divergency
  • hyperdivergence
  • hypodivergence
  • neurodivergence
  • normodivergence
  • subdivergence
  • divergenceless
  • nondivergence
  • overdivergence
  • underdivergence
  • point of divergence

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “divergence” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.