Divergence
[daɪ'vɜːdʒ(ə)ns] or [dɪ'vɝdʒəns]
Definition
(noun.) the act of moving away in different direction from a common point; 'an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines'.
(noun.) an infinite series that has no limit.
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Definition
(n.) Alt. of Divergency
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Radiation.[2]. Divarication, forking, separation.
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Examples
- When the lad ended she began, precisely in the same words, and ranted on without hitch or divergence till she too reached the end. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- This little divergence from the subject in hand, had, of course, the intended effect of turning all eyes to Mr. Pickwick. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Even in the time of Charlemagne this divergence of view was apparent. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I hear Mrs. Trenor wants to build out a new ball-room, and that divergence from Gus on that point keeps her at Bellomont. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- To produce all the requisite signals with a single pith-ball electrometer, it was necessary to vary the durations of each divergence, and to combine several to form a single symbol. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- That was one point of divergence. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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