divergent (redirected from divergently)

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.

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di·vergent·ly adv.

Thesaurus

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 diverging 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

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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

divergent [daɪˈvəːdʒənt] adj → divergente

divergent [daɪˈvəːdʒənt] diverge adj → unterschiedlich;

(views) → voneinander abweichend;

(interests) → auseinandergehend

divergent [daɪˈvəːdʒənt] adj → divergente