divergence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəns/
- /dɪˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəns/
Etymology
By surface analysis, diverge + -ence.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.
An angle is made by the divergence of straight lines.
- (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).
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Disagreement; difference.
divergence of thought
1852, George Cornewall Lewis, Treatise on the Methods of Observation and Reasoning in Politics:
- (countable, uncountable) The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes (mutations) through time.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| divergences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
compressible · curl · gradient · solenoidal · genetic drift
Deriveds
overdivergence · divergenceless · underdivergence · normodivergence · hypodivergence · subdivergence · hyperdivergence · point of divergence · neurodivergence · codivergence · divergency · nondivergence · divergence theorem
Relateds
Synonyms
divergency · mul:∇⋅ · mul:div
Translations (46)
ca divergència (the degree of divergence) · pt divergente (mathematical operator) · ro divergență (mathematical operator) · pt divergência (mathematical operator) · cs divergence (mathematical operator) · bg дивергенция (mathematical operator) · gl diverxencia (the degree of divergence) · it divergenza (the degree of divergence) · ga eisréimneacht (the degree of divergence) · hy դիվերգենցիա (mathematical operator) · ja 発散 (mathematical operator) · fr divergence (the degree of divergence) · pt divergência (the degree of divergence) · nl divergentie (mathematical operator) · ast diverxencia (the degree of divergence) · de Divergenz (mathematical operator) · ru несоотве́тствие (the degree of divergence) · ru расхожде́ние (the degree of divergence) · fr divergence (mathematical operator) · cmn 差異 /差异 (the degree of divergence) · mi tangongitanga (the degree of divergence) · ru диверге́нция (mathematical operator) · hy տարամիտում (the degree of divergence) · sv divergens (the degree of divergence) · de Abweichung (the degree of divergence) · ru отклоне́ние (the degree of divergence) · gl diverxencia (mathematical operator) · bg отклоне́ние (the degree of divergence) · fi eroavuus (the degree of divergence) · fi divergenssi (mathematical operator) · cmn 散度 (mathematical operator) · ro divergență (the degree of divergence) · ca divergència (mathematical operator) · sv divergens (mathematical operator) · cs rozbíhání (the degree of divergence) · it divergenza (mathematical operator) · es divergencia (the degree of divergence) · pl dywergencja (mathematical operator) · ast diverxencia (mathematical operator) · cs divergence (the degree of divergence) · pl rozbieżność (the degree of divergence) · cs rozbíhavost (the degree of divergence) · ja 発散 (the degree of divergence) · pl odchylenie (the degree of divergence) · sq divergjencë (the degree of divergence) · es divergencia (mathematical operator)