DIVERGENT

a.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Receding farther and farther from each other, as lines radiating from one point; deviating gradually from a given direction; -- opposed to convergent.

2.
a.

Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens.

3.
a.

Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a divergent statement. Divergent series. (Math.) See Diverging series, under Diverging.