Divergent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Drawing apart from a common point; diverging.
  • adj. Departing from convention.
  • adj. Differing from another: a divergent opinion.
  • adj. Mathematics Failing to approach a limit; not convergent.
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  • adj. Growing further apart; diverging.
  • adj. Describing a series which does not converge, i.e., approach a limit.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Receding farther and farther from each other, as lines radiating from one point; deviating gradually from a given direction; -- opposed to convergent.
  • adj. Causing divergence of rays.
  • adj. Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Moving or situated in different directions from a common point, as lines which intersect: opposed to convergent.
  • In general, separating or separated one from another; following different courses or directions.
  • Deviating from something taken as a standard or reference; variant.
  • In botany, gradually separating with growth. See divergence, 4.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. tending to move apart in different directions
  • adj. diverging from another or from a standard
    • Equivalent
    radiating    branching    different   
    Antonym
    parallel    confluent   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    differing    radiant    radial    radiative    branching   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    convergent    detergent    emergent    insurgent    resurgent   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    disparate    diverse    contradictory    antagonistic    predominant   
     
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