divergence

English

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Noun

Wikipedia divergence (plural divergences)

1. The degree to which two or more things diverge.
2. (mathematics) the operator which maps a function F=(F₁, ... F_n) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the number $\sum_{i=1}^n \frac{\partial F_i}{\partial x_i}$

Synonyms

• (mathematical operator):
  • div
  • ∇·

Antonyms

• convergence

Related terms

• diverge
• divergent

Translations

the degree of divergence

Armenian: տարամիտում (hy) (taramitum) Bulgarian: отклонение (bg) n. Finnish: eroavuus Japanese: 発散 (ja) (hassan)

Polish: rozbieżność f., odchylenie n. Romanian: divergență (ro) f. Swedish: divergens (sv) c.

mathematical operator

Armenian: դիվերգենցիա (hy) (divergenc’ia) Dutch: divergentie (nl) f. Finnish: divergenssi (fi) Japanese: 発散 (ja) (hassan)

Polish: dywergencja f. Romanian: divergență (ro) f. Swedish: divergens (sv) c.

References

• OED2

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French

Etymology

From Latin divergentia.

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Noun

divergence f. (plural divergences)

1. divergence