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divergent — adjective divergent opinions, interests etc are very different from each other … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
divergent — divergent, ente [ divɛrʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1626; lat. sc. divergens, de divergere 1 ♦ Qui diverge, qui va en s écartant. Rayons divergents. Lignes, droites divergentes. Strabisme divergent. Lentille divergente, qui fait diverger un faisceau… … Encyclopédie Universelle
divergent — divergent, ente (di vèr jan, jan t ) adj. 1° Terme de géométrie. Qui va en s écartant l un de l autre, en parlant des lignes, des rayons. Lignes divergentes. Terme d algèbre. Série divergente, celle dont les termes croissent continuellement… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
divergent — diverge di‧verge [daɪˈvɜːdʒ, d ǁ ɜːrdʒ] verb [intransitive] ECONOMICS if two or more rates of interest, unemployment etc diverge, the difference between them becomes larger: • Business cycles in different EU countries currently diverge… … Financial and business terms
DIVERGENT — ENTE. adj. T. de Géom. et d Optique. Il se dit Des lignes, des rayons qui vont en s écartant l un de l autre. Lignes divergentes. Rayons divergents. Il s emploie aussi figurément. Des opinions divergentes. Des principes divergents … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
DIVERGENT, ENTE — adj. Qui diverge. Lignes divergentes. Rayons divergents. Courants divergents. Fig., Des opinions divergentes. Des principes divergents … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
CARO, JOSEPH BEN EPHRAIM — (1488–1575), author of the Shulḥan Arukh . Life Caro was apparently born in Toledo, Castile. It seems that after the expulsion from Spain (1492) his family left for Turkey or Portugal, but it is possible that they left for Portugal even before… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
MAJORITY RULE — MAJORITY RULE, deciding a matter according to the majority opinion. In the field of the halakhah this rule is applied in three principal instances: (a) determination of the binding law according to (the view of) the majority of halakhic scholars; … Encyclopedia of Judaism
KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
