Divergence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of moving away in different direction from a common point

a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛtʃɪnˈɑːlədʒi/

🇬🇧British English

/daɪvˈɜːdʒəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/daɪvˈɜːdʒəns/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌɛtʃɪnˈɑːlədʒi/.

Examples

an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines
the deviation from the mean
a growing divergence of opinion

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disagreement variance discrepancy divergency departure deviation difference

Antonyms

convergence convergency

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of moving away in different direction from a common point “an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines”
noun	a variation that deviates from the standard or norm “the deviation from the mean”
noun	an infinite series that has no limit
noun	a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions “a growing divergence of opinion”

Word Forms

divergent	adjective	tending to move apart in different directions
diverge	verb	move or draw apart
deviate	verb	be at variance with; be out of line with
depart	verb	be at variance with; be out of line with
differentiate	verb	be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
discrepant	adjective	not compatible with other facts

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Divergenz

der Akt, sich von einem gemeinsamen Punkt in eine andere Richtung zu entfernen

🇪🇸Spanish

divergencia

el acto de alejarse en diferente dirección desde un punto común

🇮🇹Italian

divergenza

l'atto di allontanarsi in direzioni diverse da un punto comune

🇳🇱Dutch

divergentie

de handeling waarbij je vanuit een gemeenschappelijk punt in een andere richting beweegt

🇵🇹Portuguese

divergência

o ato de se afastar em direção diferente de um ponto comum

🇷🇺Russian

расхождение

движение в разные стороны от общей точки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विचलन

एक सामान्य बिंदु से भिन्न दिशा में दूर जाने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্যুতি

একটি সাধারণ বিন্দু থেকে ভিন্ন দিকে সরে যাওয়ার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

வேறுபாடு

ஒரு பொதுவான புள்ளியிலிருந்து வெவ்வேறு திசையில் நகரும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

భిన్నత్వం

ఒక సాధారణ బిందువు నుండి వేరే దిశలో కదిలే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

भिन्नता

सामान्य बिंदूपासून वेगळ्या दिशेने जाण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચલન

સામાન્ય બિંદુથી જુદી જુદી દિશામાં જવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಿನ್ನತೆ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಬಿಂದುವಿನಿಂದ ವಿಭಿನ್ನ ದಿಕ್ಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಚಲಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യതിചലനം

ഒരു പൊതു പോയിൻ്റിൽ നിന്ന് വ്യത്യസ്ത ദിശയിലേക്ക് നീങ്ങുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਿੰਨਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸਾਂਝੇ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਖਰੀ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

انحراف

ایک مشترکہ نقطہ سے مختلف سمت میں جانے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分歧

从共同点向不同方向移动的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

発散

共通点から異なる方向に遠ざかる行為

🇰🇷Korean

분기

공통점에서 다른 방향으로 멀어지는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khác biệt

hành động di chuyển theo hướng khác nhau từ một điểm chung

🇹🇭Thai

ความแตกต่าง

การเคลื่อนตัวออกไปในทิศทางที่แตกต่างจากจุดร่วม

🇮🇩Indonesian

perbedaan

tindakan bergerak menjauh ke arah yang berbeda dari titik yang sama

🇲🇾Malay

perbezaan

perbuatan bergerak menjauhi arah yang berbeza dari satu titik yang sama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاختلاف

فعل الابتعاد في اتجاه مختلف عن نقطة مشتركة

🇮🇷Persian

واگرایی

عمل دور شدن در جهت های مختلف از یک نقطه مشترک

🇹🇷Turkish

farklılık

ortak bir noktadan farklı yöne doğru uzaklaşma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִסתַעֲפוּת

פעולת ההתרחקות לכיוון שונה מנקודה משותפת

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The primary meaning of 'divergence' is 'the act of moving away in different direction from a common point'.

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Using 'divergence' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'divergence' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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