divergence
Divergence (to diverge , from Latin divergere " strive apart") stands for:
- Divergence (biology) , evolutionary divergence
- Divergence (geology) , plate boundaries drifting apart
- Divergence (linguistics) , linguistic divergence
- Divergence (meteorology) , air masses flowing apart
- Divergence (neurophysiology) , branching out in a neural network
- Divergence (ophthalmology) Deviation of the eye axes when squinting
- Divergence (optics) of the beam path or of the radiation source
- Divergence (law) of divergent court decisions
- Divergence of a sequence in mathematics, see limit value (sequence)
- Divergence of a vector field
- divergent thinking , creativity
Work title:
- The Determination (novel) , original Divergent , by Veronica Roth (2011)
- The Destiny - Divergent , adapted from a novel by Neil Burger (2014)
See also:
- superficial degree of divergence (quantum field theory)
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- Difference (disambiguation)
- Deviation (disambiguation)
Wiktionary: Divergence - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
