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divergent

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di·ver·gent  (d-vûrjnt, d-)
adj.
1. Drawing apart from a common point; diverging.
2. Departing from convention.
3. Differing from another: a divergent opinion.
4. Mathematics Failing to approach a limit; not convergent.

di·vergent·ly adv.
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Adj.1.divergent - diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion"
different - unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"
2.divergent - tending to move apart in different directions
oblique - slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"
convergent - tending to come together from different directions

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
Spanish divergent [daɪˈvəːdʒənt] adjdivergente
German divergent [daɪˈvəːdʒənt] diverge adjunterschiedlich;
(views) → voneinander abweichend;
(interests) → auseinandergehend

Italian divergent [daɪˈvəːdʒənt] adjdivergente

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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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