Definitions for: Divergent


[adj] tending to move apart in different directions
[adj] diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion"



Webster (1913) Definition: Di*ver"gent, a. [Cf. F. divergent. See Diverge.]
1. Receding farther and farther from each other, as lines
radiating from one point; deviating gradually from a given
direction; -- opposed to convergent.

2. (Optics) Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens.

3. Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a
divergent statement.

Divergent series. (Math.) See Diverging series, under
Diverging.

Synonyms: branching, different, differing(a), diverging, radiating(a)

Antonyms: convergent

See Also: oblique

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