divergence
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- noun
- /dɪˈvɜrdʒəns/
- Specialized
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divergencia
- In calculus, the divergence of a series means it does not settle at a specific value.
OK, you need to add the counter terms cancel the divergences.
- OK, you need to add the counter terms cancel the divergences.
Examples
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The divergence of the sequence indicates that its terms grow larger without bound.
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Mathematically, if the divergence of a function is not finite, it suggests unbounded growth.
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The influence of posture on the strength and utilization ratio is shown by the divergence of the last two methods.
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Its divergence at Formula omitted is canceled numerically on the second last line.
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In September, there was another failure swing, aka negative divergence, between price action and $SPX indicating a potential top.
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In turn, this can mean divergence into deterministic chaos, decay to a standstill, or pieces of both.
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In effect, the altered magnetic field produced better resolution with wider angular divergence from the source, which improved both throughput and resolution.
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As it happens, it is sometimes in the moments where both philosophies seem to meet most intimately that divergences become apparent.
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Do closely related populations or species demonstrate ecophysiological divergence, and do their differences reflect patterns of environmental variation as expected on functional grounds?
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The general structure of quartic, quadratic, and logarithmic divergences is displayed.
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Synonyms
A list of numbers that does not get closer to one value
A list of numbers or a function that does not settle at a single value as the input grows
Antonyms
- Specialized
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8.0
A sequence or series that gets closer to a single value as you add terms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Divergence comes from Latin parts di- 'apart' and vergere 'to turn', so it literally means 'turning apart'. In math, imagine a sequence that keeps 'turning away' from a single number and never comes together, which is why such behaviour is called divergence.