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divergence

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di⋅ver⋅gence

  [di-vur-juhns, dahy-]
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–noun
1. the act, fact, or amount of diverging: a divergence in opinion.
2. (in physics, meteorology, etc.) the total amount of flux escaping an infinitesimal volume at a point in a vector field, as the net flow of air from a given region.
3. Ophthalmology. a turning motion of the eyeballs outward in relation to each other.
4. Electronics. the spreading of a stream of electrons resulting from their mutual electrostatic repulsion.
Origin:
1650–60; < ML dīvergentia. See diverge, -ence

Synonyms:
1. separation, division, variation, deviation.

Antonyms:
1. convergence.
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di·ver·gence   (dĭ-vûr'jəns, dī-)   
n.  

    1. The act of diverging.

    2. The state of being divergent.

    3. The degree by which things diverge.

  2. Physiology A turning of both eyes outward from a common point or of one eye when the other is fixed.

  3. Departure from a norm; deviation.

  4. Difference, as of opinion. See Synonyms at deviation, difference.

  5. Biology The evolutionary tendency or process by which animals or plants that are descended from a common ancestor evolve into different forms when living under different conditions.

  6. Mathematics The property or manner of diverging; failure to approach a limit.

  7. A meteorological condition characterized by the uniform expansion in volume of a mass of air over a region, usually accompanied by fair dry weather.

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Financial Dictionary

Divergence

A situation in which the price of an asset and an indicator, index or other related asset move in opposite directions. In technical analysis traders make transaction decisions by identifying situations of divergence, where the price of a stock and a set of relevant indicators, such as the MACD, are moving in opposite directions.

Investopedia Commentary

In technical analysis, divergence is considered either positive or negative, both of which are signals of major shifts in the direction of the price. Positive divergence occurs when the price of a security makes a new low while the indicator starts to climb upward. Negative divergence happens when the price of the security makes a new high, but the indicator fails to do the same and instead closes lower than the previous high.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: di·ver·gence
Pronunciation: d&-'v&r-j&n(t)s, dI-
Function: noun
1 a : a drawing apart b : theacquisition of dissimilar characters by related organisms under the influence of unlike environments
2 : dissemination of the effect of activity of a single nerve cell throughmultiple synaptic connections —compare CONVERGENCE 4 —di·verge /-'v&rj/ verb di·verged; di·verg·ing
—di·ver·gent /-'v&r-j&nt/ adjective
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Medical Dictionary

divergence di·ver·gence (dĭ-vûr'jəns, dī-)
n.

  1. A moving or spreading apart in different directions from a common point.

  2. The degree by which things deviate or spread apart.

  3. A turning of both eyes outward from a common point or of one eye when the other is fixed.

  4. The spreading of branches of the neuron to form synapses with several other neurons.

  5. The evolutionary process by which organisms descended from a common ancestor tend to acquire different forms when living under different conditions.

di·ver'gent adj.

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Science Dictionary
divergence   (dĭ-vûr'jəns)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. Mathematics The property or manner of failing to approach a limit, such as a point, line, or value.

  2. Biology The evolution of different forms or structures in related species as they adapt to different environments. An example of divergence is the development of wings in bats from the same bones that form the arm and hand or paw in most other mammals. Also called divergent evolution. Compare convergence.


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