adj.
Pronunciation: -j ə nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin divergent-, divergens, present participle of divergere
Date: 1696
1 a : diverging from each other < divergent paths> b : differing from each other or from a standard <the divergent interests of capital and labor>
2 : relating to or being an infinite sequence that does not have a limit or an infinite series whose partial sums do not have a limit
3 : causing divergence of rays <a divergent lens>
synonyms see DIFFERENT
– di · ver · gent · ly adverb