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- Dictionarydi·ver·gence/dəˈvərj(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. the process or state of diverging: "the divergence between primates and other groups" Similar
- 2. the inner product of the operator del and a given vector, which gives a measure of the quantity of flux emanating from any point of the vector field or the rate of loss of mass, heat, etc., from it.
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a situation in which two things become different, or the difference between them increases: a divergence of opinion. The figures reveal a marked divergence between public sector pay settlements and those in the private sector.
: the condition of being mathematically divergent. Synonyms. bifurcation. divarication. divergency. separation. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of divergence in a Sentence.
A divergence is a difference between two or more things, attitudes, or opinions.
a situation in which two things become different, or the difference between them increases: a divergence of opinion. The figures reveal a marked divergence between public sector pay settlements and those in the private sector.
The point where two things split off from each other is called a divergence. When you're walking in the woods and face a divergence in the path, you have to make a choice about which way to go. A divergence doesn't have to be a physical split — it can also be a philosophical division.
1. a. The act or process of diverging. b. The state of being divergent. c. The degree by which things diverge. 2. A departure from a norm; a deviation. See Synonyms at deviation. 3. A difference between or among items: "riven as the country was with competing interests and a wide divergence of incomes and ambitions" (James Conaway).
noun. /daɪˈvɜːdʒəns/. /daɪˈvɜːrdʒəns/. [countable, uncountable] (formal) the process or fact of separating or becoming different. the divergence of these two species. divergence between A and B the divergence between humans and chimpanzees.
A positive divergence means that (x, y, z) is a source and more arrows go out than come in; negative means that. (x, y, z) is a sink; 0 means that the number of arrows coming in and going out is the same. The magnitude of the divergence is proportional to the magnitude of the imbalance of arrows.
the act, fact, or amount of diverging: a divergence in opinion. (in physics, meteorology, etc.) the total amount of flux escaping an infinitesimal volume at a point in a vector field, as the net flow of air from a given region.
Topics. 7.1 Definition of Divergence. 7.2 Properties of Divergence. 7.3 What does the Divergence signify? Why is it important?
