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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Divergent \Di*ver"gent\, a. [Cf. F. divergent. See {Diverge}.] 1. Receding farther and farther from each other as lines radiating from one point; deviating gradually from a given direction; -- opposed to {convergent}. 2. (Optics) Causing divergence of rays; as a divergent lens. 3. Fig.: Disagreeing from something given differing; as a divergent statement. {Divergent series}. (Math.) See {Diverging series}, under {Diverging}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: divergent adj 1: diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion" [syn: {differing(a)}] 2: tending to move apart in different directions [syn: {diverging}] [ant: {convergent}]
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