divergence

Di*ver"gence, Di*ver"gen*cy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. divergence.] 1. A receding from each other in moving from a common center; the state of being divergent; as, an angle is made by the divergence of straight lines. Rays come to the eye in a state of divergency. 2. Disagreement; difference. Related with some divergence by other writers. Sir G. C. Lewis.

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