divergence

== English == === Etymology === By surface analysis, diverge +‎ -ence. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəns/, /dɪˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəns/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒəns === Noun === divergence (countable and uncountable, plural divergences) The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging. Synonym: divergency Antonyms: convergence, convergency Hyponyms: neurodivergence, neurodivergency, stereodivergency (calculus) The operator which maps a function F=(F1, ... Fn) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function ∑ i = 1 n ∂ F i ∂ x i {\displaystyle \sum _{i=1}^{n}{\frac {\partial F_{i}}{\partial x_{i}}}} . Synonyms: div, ∇⋅ Coordinate terms: curl, gradient, compressible, solenoidal (obsolete) Disagreement; difference. The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes (mutations) through time. Coordinate term: genetic drift ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== diverge divergent ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== OED2 == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdɪvɛrɡɛnt͡sɛ] === Noun === divergence f divergence Antonym: konvergence ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “divergence”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “divergence”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == French == === Etymology === From Latin divergentia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /di.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃s/ === Noun === divergence f (plural divergences) divergence === Further reading === “divergence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012