Divergent Meaning
/daɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjGrowing further apart; diverging.
adj(said of a sequence or series) Diverging; not approaching a limit.
Sentence Examples
The harmonic series is divergent.
Next weekend, I'm going to see the action movie 'Divergent' without subtitles at the cinema.
The two groups took divergent paths to solve the problem.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The scientists proposed ____ theories to explain the unusual geological formations.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The harmonic series is ____.
Word Origin & History
From Latin dis- (“apart”) + vergere (“to turn”) + the adjectival suffix -ent.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Divergent thinking and transformations are, of course, no novel phenomena. They have always occurred in the translation process, but perhaps we have not been fully aware of them, or have not been able to categorise them with sufficient precision until now."
— 1995, Paul Kussmaul, Training The Translator, John Benjamins Publishing Co, page 47:
"Four zebras stood despondent facing divergent directions like an old European film or a '90s band photo."
— 2020, “Zoo”, in Still at the Rough Cusp of Renaissance, performed by Good Fuck:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The scientists proposed ____ theories to explain the unusual geological formations.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The harmonic series is ____.