different between divergence vs converge

English

Etymology

Morphologically diverge +? -ence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da??v??(?)d??ns/, /d??v??(?)d??ns/

Noun

divergence (countable and uncountable, plural divergences)

1. The degree to which two or more things diverge.

   An angle is made by the divergence of straight lines.

2. (calculus) the operator which maps a function F=(F₁, ... F_n) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the number ${\displaystyle \sum _{i=1}^{n}{\frac {\partial F_{i}}{\partial x_{i}}}}$
3. (obsolete) disagreement; difference
   • 1852, George Cornewall Lewis, Treatise on the Methods of Observation and Reasoning in Politics

     divergence of thought

4. The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes (mutations) through time.

Synonyms

• (mathematical operator): div, ?·

Antonyms

• convergence

Coordinate terms

• (mathematical operator): curl, gradient, compressible, solenoidal

Derived terms

• divergenceless
• nondivergence
• overdivergence
• underdivergence

Related terms

• diverge
• divergent

Translations

References

• OED2

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?d?v?r??nt?s?]

Noun

divergence f

1. divergence

Antonyms

• konvergence

Related terms

• divergovat
• divergentní

Further reading

• divergence in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• divergence in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

French

Etymology

From Latin divergentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.v??.???s/

Noun

divergence f (plural divergences)

1. divergence

Further reading

• “divergence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From convergere, from con- (“together”) + vergere (“to bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n.?v??d?/
• Rhymes: -??(r)d?

Verb

converge (third-person singular simple present converges, present participle converging, simple past and past participle converged)

1. (intransitive) Of two or more entities, to approach each other; to get closer and closer.
   • 1785, Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia

     The mountains converge into a single ridge.

2. (intransitive, mathematics) Of a sequence, to have a limit.
3. (intransitive, computing) Of an iterative process, to reach a stable end point.

Antonyms

• diverge

Derived terms

• convergence
• convergent

Related terms

• divergence

Translations

Anagrams

• Congreve

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.v???/

Verb

converge

1. first-person singular present indicative of converger
2. third-person singular present indicative of converger
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of converger
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of converger
5. second-person singular imperative of converger

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?rd?e

Verb

converge

1. third-person singular present indicative of convergere

Latin

Verb

converge

1. second-person singular present active imperative of converg?

Romanian

Etymology

From French converger, from Latin convergere.

Verb

a converge (third-person singular present converge, past participle [please provide]) 3rd conj.

1. to converge

Conjugation

Spanish

Verb

converge

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of convergir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of convergir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of convergir.