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divergence |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Divergence \Di*ver"gence\, Divergency \Di*ver"gen*cy\, n. [Cf. F. divergence.] 1. A receding from each other in moving from a common center; the state of being divergent; as an angle is made by the divergence of straight lines. Rays come to the eye in a state of divergency. --??????. 2. Disagreement; difference. Related with some divergence by other writers. --Sir G. C. Lewis. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: divergence n 1: the act of drawing apart: "an angle is formed by the divergence of straight lines" 2: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean" [syn: {deviation}, {departure}, {difference}] 3: degree of spatial separation [syn: {divergency}] 4: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion" [syn: {discrepancy}, {disagreement}, {variance}]
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