divergent

CEFRC2

/daɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Developing or moving in different directions.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    (said of a sequence or series) Diverging; not approaching a limit.

Examples

  • 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.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /dɑeˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/
  • /dɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Disagreeing from something given; differing.

  2. Growing further apart; diverging.

  3. Causing divergence of rays.

More examples

In context

  • The harmonic series is divergent.

  • a divergent lens

  • a divergent statement

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Origin

adjective

From Latin dis- (“apart”) + vergere (“to turn”) + the adjectival suffix -ent.