divergence

  • 21divergence — [[t]daɪvɜ͟ː(r)ʤ(ə)ns, AM dɪ [/t]] divergences N VAR: usu with supp A divergence is a difference between two or more things, attitudes, or opinions. [FORMAL] There s a substantial divergence of opinion within the party... This overall figure… …

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  • 22divergence — i. A static instability due to the aerodynamic loads which deform the control surface or body being greater than the elastic restoring forces. ii. A situation in which a control application by the pilot results in uncommanded and/or undesirable… …

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  • 23divergence — noun 1) the divergence of the human and ape lineages Syn: separation, dividing, parting, forking, bifurcation 2) a marked political divergence Syn: difference, dissimilarity, variance, disparity; disagreement, incom …

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  • 24DIVERGENCE — s. f. T. de Géom. et d Optique. Situation de deux lignes, de deux rayons, qui vont en s écartant.  Il s emploie aussi figurément, et se dit surtout en parlant Des opinions. Il y a une grande divergence dans les opinions du public à ce sujet.… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 25divergence — /di verr jeuhns, duy /, n. 1. the act, fact, or amount of diverging: a divergence in opinion. 2. (in physics, meteorology, etc.) the total amount of flux escaping an infinitesimal volume at a point in a vector field, as the net flow of air from a …

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  • 26divergence — 1. A moving or spreading apart or in different directions. 2. The spreading of branches of the neuron to form synapses with several other neurons. [L. di , apart, + vergo, to incline] * * * di·ver·gence də vər jən(t)s, dī n 1 a) a drawing apart… …

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  • 27divergence — (di vèr jan s ) s. f. 1°   Terme de géométrie. Situation de deux lignes qui vont en s écartant.    Terme d optique. Divergence des rayons lumineux.    Terme de minéralogie. Disposition d aiguilles, de cristaux ou de tissus filamenteux ou… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 28divergence — di|ver|gence [ daı vɜrdʒəns ] noun count or uncount a difference in the way two or more things develop from the same thing: divergence of: a wide divergence of opinion on this issue …

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  • 29DIVERGENCE — Расхождение. Когда относительные технические индикаторы падают, подтверждая движение цены. Например, если цена достигла нового пика, а стохастические линии нет, то это отрицательный divergence (иногда convergence) и bearish. Если цена… …

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  • 30divergence — n. (in ophthalmology) simultaneous abduction of the eyes. Divergence excess is a type of squint (divergent strabismus) in which the eyes are deviated outwards more when looking in the distance than for near vision. Divergence insufficiency is a… …

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