🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

divergence

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dee-ver-zhahns

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Divergence/daɪˈvɜr.dʒəns/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La divergence des opinions a causé des tensions."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process or state of diverging; a difference or deviation.

    "The divergence of opinions among the committee members led to a lengthy debate."
  2. 2

    In mathematics, the measure of the rate at which a function diverges from a point.

    "In calculus, the divergence of a vector field can indicate the presence of sources or sinks."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'divergence' originates from the Latin word 'divergentem', the present participle of 'divergere', meaning 'to turn aside'. It evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 14th century, where it retained the meaning of moving apart or differing.

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