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DIVERGENCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of moving away in different direction from a common point
Example:
an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines
Synonyms:
divergence; divergency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("divergency" is a kind of...):
separation (the act of dividing or disconnecting)
Derivation:
diverge (move or draw apart)
diverge (extend in a different direction)
divergent (tending to move apart in different directions)
divergent (diverging from another or from a standard)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An infinite series that has no limit
Synonyms:
divergence; divergency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("divergency" is a kind of...):
series ((mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions)
Antonym:
convergency (the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit)
Derivation:
diverge (have no limits as a mathematical series)
