Thesaurus: divergent

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1. a. Receding farther and farther from each other, as lines radiating from one point; deviating gradually from a given direction; -- opposed to convergent.
2. a. Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens.
3. a. Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a divergent statement.
4. adj. diverging from another or from a standard
5. adj. tending to move apart in different directions
6. 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.
7. j:100 s. diverging from another or from a standard a. tending to move apart in different directions