divergence

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.
2. (countable, uncountable) The operator which maps a function F=(F₁, ... Fₙ) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿ(∂F_i)/(∂x_i).
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Disagreement; difference.
4. (countable, uncountable) The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes (mutations) through time.

Synonyms

divergency

deviation

difference

variance

departure

deflection

discrepancy

straggling

divergent

disagreement

incompatibility

distinction

gap

discrete

separation

forking

dispersion

disperse

dispersed

dissension

dissimilarity

dissimilitude

dissociation

dissolution

distribute

disunion

divarication

diverge

diverging

diversion

division

drift

emanating

emitting

extraction

jitter

line

otherness

popular

scattered

secession

size

spread

stray

unlikeness

variation

letting feelings out

atypicality

deconcentration

disgregation

Translations

divergence

divergencia

divergenza

divergència

Divergenz

divergência

divergentie

Abweichung

écart

απόκλιση

discrepância

différence

Pronounced as (IPA)

/daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəns/

Etymology

By surface analysis, diverge + -ence.