divergent adj
1. diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion"
2. tending to move apart in different directions [syn: diverging] [ant: convergent]

Divergent \Di*ver"gent\, a. [Cf. F. divergent. See Diverge.]
1. Receding farther and farther from each other, as lines radiating from one point; deviating gradually from a given direction; -- opposed to convergent.
2. (Optics) Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens.
3. Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a divergent statement. Divergent series. (Math.) See Diverging series, under Diverging.

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