| v. i. | 1. | To extend from a common point in different directions; to tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend to spread apart; to turn aside or deviate (as from a given direction); - opposed to |
| 2. | To differ from a typical form; to vary from a normal condition; to dissent from a creed or position generally held or taken. |
| Verb | 1. | diverge - move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here" Antonyms: converge - move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star" |
| 2. | diverge - have no limits as a mathematical series | |
| 3. | diverge - extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged" | |
| 4. | diverge - be at variance with; be out of line with |
| diverge - If a series of approximations to some value get progressively
further from it then the series is said to diverge. The reduction of some term under some evaluation strategy diverges if it does not reach a normal form after a finite number of reductions. |
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