English Dictionary: Diverge | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Diverge | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Diverge \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. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
diverge 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. (1994-12-08) |