- Drawing apart from a common point; diverging.
- Departing from convention.
- Differing from another: a divergent opinion.
- Mathematics. Failing to approach a limit; not convergent.
Dictionary:
di·ver·gent (dĭ-vûr'jənt, dī-) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: divergent |
adjective
| Antonyms: divergent |
Definition: differing
Antonyms: agreeing, convergent, similar
| WordNet: divergent |
The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
diverging from another or from a standard
Synonym: differing
Meaning #2:
tending to move apart in different directions
Synonym: diverging
Antonym: convergent (meaning #1)
| Translations: Divergent |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - divergerende, divergent
Nederlands (Dutch)
uiteenlopend, strijdig, afwijkend
Français (French)
adj. - divergent
Deutsch (German)
adj. - abweichend, auseinanderstrebend
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αποκλίνων, παρεκκλίνων
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - divergente
Русский (Russian)
непохожий, имеющий отклонения
Español (Spanish)
adj. - divergente
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - avvikande
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
分歧的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 分歧的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 갈라지는, (의견 등이) 다른
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 分岐する, 互いに異なる, 分かれる, 異なる, 発散する
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) متشعب, متفرع, منحرف
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מסתעף, שונה, סוטה
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