diverge : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: diverge	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for diverge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diverge v move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here" [ant: converge] have no limits as a mathematical series Antonym(s): converge, meet extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged" Antonym(s): converge, meet be at variance with; be out of line with Synonym(s): deviate, vary, diverge, depart Antonym(s): conform
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diverge \Diverge"\, 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)