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divergent |
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divergent adjective different, conflicting, differing, disagreeing, diverse, separate, varying, variant, diverging, dissimilar, deviating USAGE Some people dislike the use of divergent in this sense, preferring synonyms such as different or differing. Translations (views) → voneinander abweichend; (interests) → auseinandergehend |
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| And here the importance of the principle of benefit being derived from divergence of character comes in; for this will generally lead to the most different or divergent variations (represented by the outer dotted lines) being preserved and accumulated by natural selection. In its third period, therefore, epic poetry shows two divergent tendencies. Yes, I have said it and I now repeat it: our destinies are irrevocably united, although we now pursue divergent roads. |
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