Divergence

Pronunciation

UK IPA: /daÉªËˆvÉœË(É¹)dÊ’É™ns/

Noun

divergence

(plural divergences)

The degree to which two or more things diverge.an angle is made by the divergence of straight lines
(mathematics) the operator which maps a function F=(F

1, ... F_n) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the number

\sum_{i=1}^n \frac{\partial F_i}{\partial x_i}

(obsolete) disagreement; difference

Sir G. C. LewisRelated with some divergence by other writers.

Synonyms

(mathematical operator)

Antonyms

convergence

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