Hypertext Webster Gateway: "divergent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Divergent \Di*ver"gent\, a. [Cf. F. divergent. See {Diverge}.]
1. Receding farther and farther from each other, as lines
radiating from one point; deviating gradually from a given
direction; -- opposed to {convergent}.
2. (Optics) Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens.
3. Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a
divergent statement.
{Divergent series}. (Math.) See {Diverging series}, under
{Diverging}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
divergent
adj 1: diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent
opinion" [syn: {differing(a)}]
2: tending to move apart in different directions [syn: {diverging}]
[ant: {convergent}]
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