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Divergence is defined as separating, changing into something different, or having a difference of opinion.

(noun)

An example of divergence is when a couple split up and move away from one another.
An example of divergence is when a teenager becomes an adult.
An example of divergence is when your political views go against the party in which you are registered.

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See divergence in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a diverging, separating, or branching off
a becoming different in form or kind
departure from a particular viewpoint, practice, etc.
difference of opinion; disagreement

Origin: ML divergentia

Also divergency

See divergence in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The act of diverging.
b. The state of being divergent.
c. The degree by which things diverge.
Physiology A turning of both eyes outward from a common point or of one eye when the other is fixed.
Departure from a norm; deviation.
Difference, as of opinion. See Synonyms at deviation, difference.
Biology The evolutionary tendency or process by which animals or plants that are descended from a common ancestor evolve into different forms when living under different conditions.
Mathematics The property or manner of diverging; failure to approach a limit.
A meteorological condition characterized by the uniform expansion in volume of a mass of air over a region, usually accompanied by fair dry weather.

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