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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.
noun. 1. the act or result of diverging or the amount by which something diverges. 2. the condition of being divergent. 3. meteorology. the outflowing of airstreams from a particular area, caused by expanding air. 4. mathematics.
In vector calculus, divergence is a vector operator that operates on a vector field, producing a scalar field giving the quantity of the vector field's source at each point. More technically, the divergence represents the volume density of the outward flux of a vector field from an infinitesimal volume around a given point.
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.
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.
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).
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.
The meaning of DIVERGE is to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart. How to use diverge in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Diverge.
The size of the angle between the median planes of two consecutive leaves in an alternate arrangement is their divergence; and it is expressed in fractions of the circumference of the axis which is supposed to be a circle.
