[di.ver.gent] adj [L divergent-, divergens, prp. of divergere] (1696) 1 a: diverging from each other b: differing from each other or from a standard: deviant "the ~ 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 ~ lens" syn see different -- di.ver.gent.ly adv