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   Di·ver·gent

   /dəˈvərj(ə)nt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. tending to be different or develop in different directions: "divergent interpretations" Similar differingvaryingdifferentdissimilarunlikeunalikedisparatecontrastingcontrastiveantitheticalopposeddisagreeingconflictingclashingincompatiblecontradictoryat oddsat variancein oppositionOpposite similar
   • ▪ (of thought) using a variety of premises, especially unfamiliar premises, as bases for inference, and avoiding common limiting assumptions in making deductions: "divergent thinking"
   • 2. (of a series) increasing indefinitely as more of its terms are added.

   Derivatives

   • 1. divergency noun
   • 2. divergently adverb

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   What does divergent mean?

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   What is the difference between divergent and diverse?

   • diverse implies both distinctness and marked contrast. divergent implies movement away from each other and unlikelihood of ultimate meeting or reconciliation. disparate emphasizes incongruity or incompatibility. various stresses the number of sorts or kinds.

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   Are divergent things different from each other?

   • Divergent things are different from each other. ...two people who have divergent views on this question. Similar customs were known in widely divergent cultures such as Ancient Egypt and Scandinavia. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Where did the word divergent come from?

   • First recorded in 1690–1700, divergent is from the Medieval Latin word dīvergent- (stem of dīvergēns, present participle of dīvergere ). See diverge, -ent Those two divergent developments — his two-pick, 12-of-27 performance against Northwestern in the Big Ten championship game and Friday night’s masterpiece — were related.

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   Something divergent is moving away from what is expected. Two divergent paths are moving in opposite directions — away from each other. Things that are divergent are diverging — moving away from a path or a standard.

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