to diverge
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- verb
- /dɪˈvɜrdʒ/
- Specialized
:
divergir
- The velocity is found to diverge as ln(ln N) in the large population limit.
One possibility is that this curve just diverges as Z approaches one.
- One possibility is that this curve just diverges as Z approaches one.
Examples
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If this integral diverges, then your series diverges.
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As the equation was simplified, the terms began to diverge, leading to an unbounded solution.
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The first two methods diverge in their predictions when the velocity approaches its maximum value.
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If the model diverges from reality, there's something wrong with the model, not with reality.
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One possibility is that this curve just diverges as Z approaches one.
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Although the conductivity is finite at all finite temperatures, he says, it does appear to diverge as the temperature heads toward absolute zero.
Academic text (2004) -
Extrapolating back in time, the time series diverges from the recent linear trend about 16 years ago.
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Small variations in input—within the range of feasible inputs—cause the solution to diverge exponentially with time.
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The series of calculations will diverge if the initial values are not properly defined.
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In this scenario, the results will diverge to infinity, indicating the model's limitations.
Antonyms
- Specialized
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To get closer to a fixed number as more terms are added or as a variable changes
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Diverge comes from parts meaning 'apart' (di-) and 'to turn' (vergere). A helpful way to remember the math sense is to picture sums or numbers 'moving apart' and growing with 'no limit', which is why a series that keeps growing is said to diverge.