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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diverging \Di*ver"ging\, a.
Tending in different directions from a common center;
spreading apart; divergent.
{Diverging series} (Math.), a series whose terms are larger
as the series is extended; a series the sum of whose terms
does not approach a finite limit when the series is
extended indefinitely; -- opposed to a {converging
series}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
diverging
adj : tending to move apart in different directions [syn: {divergent}]
[ant: {convergent}]
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