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devergence

devergence is the obsolete form of divergence.

Meaning of divergence

Noun

divergence (countable and uncountable, plural divergences)

  1. The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.
    • An angle is made by the divergence of straight lines.
    Synonyms:
    divergency
  2. The operator which maps a function F=(F₁, ... Fₙ) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿ(∂F_i)/(∂x_i).
  3. (obsolete) Disagreement; difference.
    • divergence of thought1852, George Cornewall Lewis, Treatise on the Methods of Observation and Reasoning in Politics
  4. The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes (mutations) through time.

Forms of devergence

pluraldevergences
alternative formdevergency

Questions about devergence

What is devergence the obsolete form of?
Devergence is the obsolete form of divergence.

Words near devergence in the dictionary

  1. Devereaux
  2. Devereauxs
  3. DeVerell
  4. Deveres
  5. Devereux
  6. devergence
  7. devergences
  8. devernalization
  9. devernalized
  10. Deveron
  11. Devers

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