DIVERGENCE


Meaning of DIVERGENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈvər-jən(t)s ]

noun

Date: 1656

1.

a. : a drawing apart (as of lines extending from a common center)

b. : difference , disagreement

c. : the acquisition of dissimilar characters by related organisms in unlike environments

2. : a deviation from a course or standard

3. : the condition of being mathematically divergent

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