"divergent" meaning in English

See divergent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /daɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈvɝ.d͡ʒənt/ [General-American], /daɪˈvɝ.d͡ʒənt/ [General-American], /dɑɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-divergent.wav [US] Forms: more divergent [comparative], most divergent [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin dis- (“apart”) + vergere (“to turn”) + the adjectival suffix -ent. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dis-||apart}} Latin dis- (“apart”), {{m|la|vergere||to turn}} vergere (“to turn”), {{m|la|-ent}} -ent Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} divergent (comparative more divergent, superlative most divergent)
  1. Growing further apart; diverging. Translations (growing further apart; diverging): отклоняващ се (otklonjavašt se) (Bulgarian), divergentní (Czech), rozbíhavý (Czech), hajaantuva (Finnish), hajautuva (Finnish), laajeneva (Finnish), eriytyvä (Finnish), divergentti (Finnish), széthúzó (Hungarian), tīhoi (Maori), rozbieżny (Polish), divergent (Romanian), divergente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-divergent-en-adj-BinRRF74 Disambiguation of 'growing further apart; diverging': 86 11 2 1
  2. (mathematics) (said of a sequence or series) Diverging; not approaching a limit. Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (of a series, not converging): разходящ (razhodjašt) (Bulgarian), hajaantuva (Finnish), განშლადი (ganšladi) (Georgian), divergens (Hungarian), tīhoi (Maori), rozbieżny (Polish), divergent (Romanian), расходящийся (rasxodjaščijsja) (Russian), divergente (Spanish), divergent (Swedish), palayo (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-divergent-en-adj-Iqr5c3oD Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'of a series, not converging': 11 65 15 8
  3. Disagreeing from something given; differing.
    Sense id: en-divergent-en-adj-9cy1Dsu3
  4. Causing divergence of rays.
    Sense id: en-divergent-en-adj-8v4Qh7vW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 26 15 53 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 8 28 22 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: diverge, converge

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      "roman": "rasxodjaščijsja",
      "sense": "of a series, not converging",
      "word": "расходящийся"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of a series, not converging",
      "word": "divergente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of a series, not converging",
      "word": "divergent"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "of a series, not converging",
      "word": "palayo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "divergent"
}

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