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Meaning of divergence

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  divergence
      n 1: the act of moving away in different direction from a common
           point; "an angle is formed by the divergence of two
           straight lines" [syn: {divergence}, {divergency}]
      2: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the
         deviation from the mean" [syn: {deviation}, {divergence},
         {departure}, {difference}]
      3: an infinite series that has no limit [syn: {divergence},
         {divergency}] [ant: {convergence}, {convergency}]
      4: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions;
         "a growing divergence of opinion" [syn: {discrepancy},
         {disagreement}, {divergence}, {variance}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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