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- Dictionarydivergence/dʌɪˈvəːdʒ(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. the process or state of diverging: "the divergence between primates and other groups" Similar
- 2. the scalar product of the operator del and a given vector, which gives a measure of the quantity of flux emanating from any point of the vector field or the rate of loss of mass, heat, etc., from it.
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a situation in which two things become different, or the difference between them increases: a divergence of opinion. The figures reveal a marked divergence between public sector pay settlements and those in the private sector.
In vector calculus, divergence is a vector operator that operates on a vector field, producing a scalar field giving the quantity of the vector field's source at each point. More technically, the divergence represents the volume density of the outward flux of a vector field from an infinitesimal volume around a given point.
Divergence and Curl of a vector field are the differential operators applied to 3D space. Visit BYJU’S the definition, formulas of divergence and curl with solved examples in detail.
a situation in which two things become different, or the difference between them increases: a divergence of opinion. The figures reveal a marked divergence between public sector pay settlements and those in the private sector.
: a deviation from a course or standard. 3. : the condition of being mathematically divergent. Synonyms. bifurcation. divarication. divergency. separation. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of divergence in a Sentence.
The point where two things split off from each other is called a divergence. When you're walking in the woods and face a divergence in the path, you have to make a choice about which way to go. A divergence doesn't have to be a physical split — it can also be a philosophical division.
noun. 1. the act or result of diverging or the amount by which something diverges. 2. the condition of being divergent. 3. meteorology. the outflowing of airstreams from a particular area, caused by expanding air. 4. mathematics. a.
the process or fact of separating or becoming different. the divergence of these two species. divergence between A and B the divergence between humans and chimpanzees. There are divergences between the legal systems of the two countries. Want to learn more?
1. a. The act or process of diverging. b. The state of being divergent. c. The degree by which things diverge. 2. A departure from a norm; a deviation. See Synonyms at deviation. 3. A difference between or among items: "riven as the country was with competing interests and a wide divergence of incomes and ambitions" (James Conaway).
Divergence definition: the act, fact, or amount of diverging. See examples of DIVERGENCE used in a sentence.
