Meaning of DIVERGE
| Pronunciation: | | di'vurj
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- [v] move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here"
- [v] be at variance with; be out of line with
- [v] extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged"
- [v] have no limits; used of mathematical series
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| | Synonyms: | | depart, deviate, vary |
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| | Antonyms: | | conform, converge, converge, meet | | |
| | See Also: | | aberrate, be, belie, bifurcate, branch, contradict, differ, divaricate, fork, furcate, move, negate, ramify, separate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Definition: | | If a series of approximations to some value get progressively further from it then the series is said to diverge. The reduction of some term under some evaluation strategy diverges if it does not reach a normal form after a finite number of reductions. |
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