Definition of divergence - WordReference.com Dictionary

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divergence
A	noun
	1	divergence, divergency
			the act of moving away in different direction from a common point; "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚action ╚change ╚change of integrity ╚separation ╚divergence, divergency
	2	discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance
			a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚quality ╚difference ╚discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance ╚allowance; leeway; margin; tolerance
	3	divergence, divergency
			an infinite series that has no limit
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚idea; thought ╚concept; conception; construct ╚quantity ╚sum; amount; total ╚polynomial; multinomial ╚series ╚divergence, divergency
	4	deviation, divergence, departure, difference
			a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚change; alteration; modification ╚variation; fluctuation ╚deviation, divergence, departure, difference ╚inflection; flection; flexion ╚driftage ╚discrepancy; variance; variant