divergence
dahy vur juhns
- n the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines - n a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
- n an infinite series that has no limit
- n a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
a growing divergence of opinion
- The divergence in performance stems less from an evolution of American tastes than from a gradual parting of strategic paths.
- The first divergence between Mormon economics and that of other denominations is the tithe.
- But the Vietnam War marked a critical divergence: McCain entered Annapolis and wound up spending five years in a Hanoi prison camp, and Bush avoided the war by landing a coveted .