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Divergent Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Divergent? [adj] tending to move apart in different directions [adj] diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Divergent: branching \| different \| differing(a) \| diverging \| radiating(a) Related Terms \| Find terms related to Divergent: aberrant \| abnormal \| altered \| amorphous \| anomalistic \| anomalous \| antagonistic \| antipathetic \| antithetical \| apart \| assorted \| asunder \| at cross-purposes \| at loggerheads \| at odds \| at variance \| at war \| atypical \| backhand \| backhanded \| better \| bipartite \| capricious \| centrifugal \| changeable \| changed \| changing \| choppy \| circuitous \| clashing \| conflicting \| contradictory \| contrary \| contrasted \| contrasting \| converted \| counter \| crank \| crankish \| cranky \| cross \| crotchety \| deflectional \| degenerate \| deltalike \| delta-shaped \| deltoid \| departing \| deviant \| deviating \| deviative \| deviatory \| devious \| dichotomous \| different \| differentiated \| differing \| digressive \| disaccordant \| disagreeable \| disagreeing \| discontinuous \| discordant \| discrepant \| discrete \| discriminated \| disharmonious \| disjoined \| disorderly \| disparate \| disproportionate \| dissident \| dissimilar \| dissonant \| distant \| distinct \| distinguished \| divagational \| divaricate \| divaricating \| diverging \| divers \| diverse \| diversified \| diversiform \| dotty \| eccentric \| erose \| erratic \| exceptional \| excursive \| fanlike \| fan-shaped \| fey \| flaky \| formless \| freakish \| funny \| grating \| hardly like \| heteroclite \| heterogeneous \| heteromorphic \| hostile \| idiocratic \| idiosyncratic \| immiscible \| improved \| impulsive \| in disagreement \| in two \| inaccordant \| incoherent \| incompatible \| incongruous \| inconsistent \| inconsonant \| inconstant \| indirect \| inharmonious \| insular \| irreconcilable \| irregular \| jagged \| jangling \| jarring \| jerky \| kinky \| kooky \| left-handed \| maggoty \| many \| mercurial \| metamorphosed \| metastasized \| modified \| motley \| multifarious \| mutable \| mutant \| negative \| noncohesive \| nonconformist \| nonstandard \| nonuniform \| nutty \| oblique \| odd \| oddball \| off \| offbeat \| off-key \| opposite \| out \| out of accord \| out of whack \| palmate \| palmated \| partitioned \| peculiar \| pluralistic \| poles apart \| poles asunder \| qualified \| queer \| quirky \| ragged \| rebuilt \| reformed \| renewed \| repugnant \| revived \| revolutionary \| rough \| scarcely like \| screwball \| screwy \| separate \| separated \| several \| shapeless \| side \| sidelong \| singular \| sinister \| sinistral \| spasmodic \| splayed \| sporadic \| strange \| stray \| straying \| subnormal \| subversive \| transformed \| translated \| transmuted \| twisted \| unalike \| unassociated \| unattached \| unattended \| unconformable \| uncongenial \| unconnected \| unconventional \| unequable \| unequal \| uneven \| unharmonious \| unidentical \| unjoined \| unlike \| unmatched \| unmitigated \| unnatural \| unorthodox \| unregular \| unresembling \| unsame \| unsimilar \| unstable \| unsteady \| unsystematic \| ununiform \| variable \| variant \| varied \| variegated \| variform \| various \| varying \| wacky \| wandering \| wavering \| whimsical \| widely apart \| worlds apart \| worse See Also \| oblique Divergent In Webster's Dictionary \Di*ver"gent\, a. [Cf. F. divergent. See {Diverge}.] 1. Receding farther and farther from each other, as lines radiating from one point; deviating gradually from a given direction; -- opposed to {convergent}. 2. (Optics) Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens. 3. Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a divergent statement. {Divergent series}. (Math.) See {Diverging series}, under {Diverging}.

Divergent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Divergent?

[adj] tending to move apart in different directions
[adj] diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion"

See Also | oblique

Divergent In Webster's Dictionary

\Di*ver"gent\, a. [Cf. F. divergent. See {Diverge}.]
1. Receding farther and farther from each other, as lines
   radiating from one point; deviating gradually from a given
   direction; -- opposed to {convergent}.

2. (Optics) Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens.

3. Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a
   divergent statement.

{Divergent series}. (Math.) See {Diverging series}, under
   {Diverging}.

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