divergence : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: divergence	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for divergence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
divergence n the act of moving away in different direction from a common point; "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines" Synonym(s): divergence, divergency a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean" Synonym(s): deviation, divergence, departure, difference an infinite series that has no limit Synonym(s): divergence, divergency Antonym(s): convergence, convergency a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion" Synonym(s): discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Divergence \Diver"gence\, Divergency \Diver"gency\, n. [Cf. F. divergence.] 1. A receding from each other in moving from a common center; the state of being divergent; as, an angle is made by the divergence* of straight lines. Rays come to the eye in a state of divergency. --[?][?][?][?][?][?]. 2. Disagreement; difference. Related with some divergence by other writers. --Sir G. C. Lewis.