divergence

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the act of moving away in different direction from a common point

   an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines

2. 2
   noun

   a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

   a growing divergence of opinion

3. 3
   noun

   The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.

   An angle is made by the divergence of straight lines.

4. 4
   noun

   Disagreement; difference.

   divergence of thought

5. 5
   noun

   an infinite series that has no limit

6. 6
   noun

   a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

7. 7
   noun

   The operator which maps a function F=(F₁, ... Fₙ) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿ(∂F_i)/(∂x_i).

8. 8
   noun

   The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes (mutations) through time.

Etymology

By surface analysis, diverge + -ence.