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divergent
[ dih-vur-juhnt, dahy- ]
adjective
- diverging; differing; deviating.
- pertaining to or causing divergence.
- (of a mathematical expression) having no finite limits.
divergent
/ daɪˈvɜːdʒənt /
adjective
- diverging or causing divergence
- (of opinions, interests, etc) different
- maths (of a series) having no limit; not convergent
- botany (of plant organs) farther apart at their tops than at their bases
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Derived Forms
- diˈvergently, adverb
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Other Words From
- di·vergent·ly adverb
- nondi·vergent adjective
- nondi·vergent·ly adverb
- undi·vergent adjective
- undi·vergent·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of divergent1
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Example Sentences
In the Divergent series, factions are at war with each other.
Before Divergent, before The Hunger Games, there was The Giver.
So during my last hiatus, I really wanted to do a movie, and Divergent came along, so I did it.
Most interesting, Goldblatt explicates the role of soccer in various divergent cultures.
We can entertain these divergent visions of the future because same-sex marriage was really a campaign, not a movement.
We shall have here two divergent lines of approach within parallel fields.
This doctrine has been followed, and is still followed, by the majority of men; it is the source of divergent beliefs and acts.
Opinions as to the wisdom of giving such manuals to penitents are certainly very divergent.
The divergent interests of the farming, free trade West and of the manufacturing, protectionist East made for friction.
The two creeds represent two absolutely divergent sections of humanity.
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