divergence
noun
Simple meaning
The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes through time.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
daɪˈvɝdʒəns
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Definition
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noun
The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.
The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes (mutations) through time.
calculus
The operator which maps a function F=(F₁,... Fₙ) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿ(∂F_i)/(∂x_i).
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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This meaning: The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.
Used this way, divergence is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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- “An angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines.”noun
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Close in meaning, but not always interchangeable.
The state or quality of being discrepant.
The state or result of having deviated.
The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption….
The act of varying or the state of being variable.
Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
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