Meaning of DIVERGENT
| Pronunciation: | | di'vurjunt
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- [adj] tending to move apart in different directions
- [adj] diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion"
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| | Synonyms: | | branching, different, differing(a), diverging, radiating(a) |
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| | Antonyms: | | convergent | | |
| | See Also: | | oblique | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Di*ver"gent\, a. [Cf. F. divergent. See {Diverge}.]
1. Receding farther and farther from each other, as lines
radiating from one point; deviating gradually from a given
direction; -- opposed to {convergent}.
2. (Optics) Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens.
3. Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a
divergent statement.
{Divergent series}. (Math.) See {Diverging series}, under
{Diverging}.
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| | Definition: | | Separated from one another, having tips further apart than the bases. |
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