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   Di·ver·gence

   /dəˈvərj(ə)ns/

   

   noun

   • 1. the process or state of diverging: "the divergence between primates and other groups" Similar separationdividingpartingforkingbranchingforkdivisiontechnical:bifurcation
   • ▪ a difference or conflict in opinions, interests, wishes, etc.: "a fundamental divergence of attitude" Similar differencedissimilarityvariancepolaritydisparitycontrastdisagreementdiscrepancyincompatibilitymismatchconflictclashrare:unlikenessdissimilitudedeviationdigressiondepartureshiftdriftdriftingstrayingdeflectionwanderingmoving awayvariationchangealterationrare:divagationOpposite similarity
   • ▪ a place where airflows or ocean currents diverge, typically marked by downwelling (of air) or upwelling (of water).
   • 2. the inner product of the operator del and a given vector, which gives a measure of the quantity of flux emanating from any point of the vector field or the rate of loss of mass, heat, etc., from it.

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