| verb | move or draw apart “The two paths diverge here” |
| verb | have no limits as a mathematical series |
| verb | extend in a different direction “The lines start to diverge here” |
| verb | be at variance with; be out of line with |
| divergent | adjective | tending to move apart in different directions |
| divergency | noun | the act of moving away in different direction from a common point |
| divergence | noun | the act of moving away in different direction from a common point |
| deviant | adjective | markedly different from an accepted norm |
| deviate | noun | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior |
| deviation | noun | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm |
| deviant | noun | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior |
| deviate | adjective | markedly different from an accepted norm |
| variant | adjective | differing from a norm or standard |
| variation | noun | (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) |
| variant | noun | an event that departs from expectations |
| variance | noun | an activity that varies from a norm or standard |
| departure | noun | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm |