3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diverge \Di*verge"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Diverged}; p. pr &
vb n. {Diverging}.] [L. di- = dis- + vergere to bend,
incline. See {Verge}.]
1. To extend from a common point in different directions; to
tend from one point and recede from each other to tend to
spread apart; to turn aside or deviate (as from a given
direction); -- opposed to {converge}; as rays of light
diverge as they proceed from the sun.
2. To differ from a typical form to vary from a normal
condition; to dissent from a creed or position generally
held or taken
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
diverge
v 1: move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here" [ant: {converge}]
2: have no limits; used of mathematical series [ant: {converge},
{converge}]
3: extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge
here"; "Their interests diverged" [ant: {converge}]
4: be at variance with be out of line with [syn: {deviate}, {vary},
{depart}] [ant: {conform}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
diverge
If a series of approximations to some value get progressively
further from it then the series is said to diverge.
The {reduction} of some term under some {evaluation strategy}
diverges if it does not reach a {normal form} after a finite
number of reductions.
(1994-12-08)
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