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divergent definition

di·ver·gent (-vʉr′jənt)

adjective

  1. diverging
  2. varying from one another or from a norm; deviating; different
  3. causing divergence
  4. not convergent, as a mathematical sequence

Etymology: ML divergens, prp. of divergere

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