DIVERGE

diverge

Verb

  1. To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
  2. To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
    Both stories start out the same way, but they diverge halfway through.
  3. To separate, to tend into a different direction (from another line or path).
    The sidewalk runs next to the street for a few miles, then diverges from it and turns north.
  4. To become different, to separate (from another line or path).
    The software is pretty good, except for a few cases where its behavior diverges from user expectations.
  5. Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.
    The sequence <math>x_n = n^2</math> diverges to infinity: that is, it increases without bound.


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