divergence
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- noun
- /dɪˈvɜr.dʒəns/
- Finally, they reached a divergence in the passageway that forced them to choose.
- divergence of opinion
- growing divergence
- point of divergence
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Watch on YouTubeSo 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).
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- 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.
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Gallup's Economic Confidence Index underwent an even greater partisan divergence during the election year.
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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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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
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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.