divergence
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6.7
- noun
- /dɪˈvɜrdʒəns/
- Despite the divergence in policy rationales, the two claim construction standards appear to have converged in practice.
- genetic divergence
- evolutionary divergence
- degree of divergence
Examples
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During summer, divergence of the ice controls the abundance of open water and alters the albedo feedback.
Academic text (2011) -
The divergence of opinions among the committee members made it difficult to reach a consensus.
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What, then, accounts for the divergence between public opinion and public policy?
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What is the meaning of this divergence?
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In point of fact, there would be no evolution without such divergence from the norm.
Academic text (2017) -
From this figure, historians and anthropologists infer an approximate length of time since the divergence of linguistic subgroups.
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Recent studies have shown the divergence of climate patterns across different regions of the world.
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The divergence in their career paths reflects their differing interests and aspirations.
Synonyms
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8.6
Movement of people or things in different directions from one starting point
Antonyms
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6.5
Different ideas, methods, or technologies coming together and becoming more similar
How Different
- Literature
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7.2
98
4.2
220
2.6
2
6.7
∞
1.0
109
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Divergence comes from Latin parts di- 'apart' and vergere 'to turn', so it literally means 'turning apart'. You can see the same idea in divert, which means 'to turn away', and that image helps: a river that splits 'turns away' into smaller branches, so divergence is the act of moving or spreading apart from a common point.