divergence
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6.4
- noun
- /dɪˈvɜr.dʒəns/
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divergencia
- Finally, they reached a divergence in the passageway that forced them to choose.
- divergence of opinion
- growing divergence
- point of divergence
So these are really very rich and thought provoking contributions with interesting overlaps and interesting divergences.
- So these are really very rich and thought provoking contributions with interesting overlaps and interesting divergences.
- Well, you can find the the greatest divergences between Musonius Rufus and either Seneca or Marcus Aurelius.
- Hannah Rent was saying there will always be inefficiencies, there will be resistance, there will be divergences.
- This is in the essay in an interrupted dialogue with Michel Foucault, Convergences and divergences.
Examples
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However, the 1990s saw a divergence in the themes, topics, and approaches of political ecology research (Walker 2005).
Academic text (2008) -
- So that divergence has caused all this trouble.
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Anything you say or do could cause a divergence.
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But in some parties, Lenin says, there really is a divergence between the leaders and the led.
Blog text (3) -
Japan had not witnessed such a divergence of views on an issue of this magnitude for thirty years.
Academic text (1991) -
Other tensions that led to the divergence of social work and probation have also eased.
Academic text (2011) -
There's a divergence in ideology between jobs that are appointed versus elected.
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The college must explore the cultural aspects of these divergences and integrations as much as the academic ones.
Academic text (1995) -
Gallup's Economic Confidence Index underwent an even greater partisan divergence during the election year.
Academic text (2013) -
There is a significant divergence of opinions between the two political parties on climate change policy.
Synonyms
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1.6
A situation when people do not have the same opinion
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5.6
A difference between two things that should be the same, like numbers or stories
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6.3
A disagreement between people about beliefs or ideas
Movement of people or things in different directions from one starting point
Antonyms
How Different
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Divergence comes from Latin parts di- 'apart' and vergere 'to turn', so it literally means 'turning apart'. Picture people or ideas that slowly 'turn away' from each other, and you will see why divergence describes a growing separation or difference between things that were once similar.