divergence

English

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Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)dʒəns/

Noun

Wikipedia divergence (plural divergences)

1. The degree to which two or more things diverge.

   an angle is made by the divergence of straight lines

2. (mathematics) the operator which maps a function F=(F₁, ... F_n) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the number $\sum_{i=1}^n \frac{\partial F_i}{\partial x_i}$
3. (obsolete) disagreement; difference
   • Sir G. C. Lewis

     Related with some divergence by other writers.

Synonyms

• (mathematical operator):
  • div
  • ∇·

Antonyms

• convergence

Related terms

• diverge
• divergent

Translations

the degree of divergence

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

• Maori: tangongitanga (mi)
• Polish: rozbieżność f, odchylenie n
• Romanian: divergență (ro) f
• Russian: расхождение (ru) (rasxoždénie) n
• 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
• Russian: дивергенция (ru) (divergéntsija) f
• Swedish: divergens (sv) c

References

• OED2

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French

Etymology

From Latin divergentia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

divergence f (plural divergences)

1. divergence