divergent
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adjective \-jənt\Definition of DIVERGENT
1
a : diverging from each other <divergent paths> b : differing from each other or from a standard <the divergent interests of capital and labor>
2
: relating to or being an infinite sequence that does not have a limit or an infinite series whose partial sums do not have a limit
See Origin of DIVERGENT
Latin divergent-, divergens, present participle of divergere
First Known Use: 1696
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