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title: divergence — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «divergence» in the school dictionary: Divergence is when two or more things go further apart, like paths that split and go different ways. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# divergence

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**Who acts:** Divergence, paths, people, opinion, we, two paths · **What happens:** be, split, go, disagree, think, diverge · **To what, where:** different ways, growing difference, left one, divergence, holiday, growing divergence

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«divergence» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [divergence in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/divergence.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Divergence is when two or more things go further apart, like paths that split and go different ways.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divergence:m1:1
# text = Divergence is when two or more things go further apart, like paths that split and go different ways.
1	Divergence	divergence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	conj	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	further	further	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	paths	path	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	split	split	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
18	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Divergence |  |  |  |  | like paths; apart, go *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **split** | present | paths |  |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **go** | present | paths *not said here* | different ways |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A divergence of opinion is when people disagree or think differently.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divergence:m2:1
# text = A divergence of opinion is when people disagree or think differently.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	divergence	divergence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	disagree	disagree	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
11	differently	differently	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a divergence of opinion |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **disagree** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | present | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | differently *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **diverge** |  | opinion |  |  |  |  |  | nom divergence «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: maths, science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Divergence is a growing difference between numbers, lines or results.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divergence:m3:1
# text = Divergence is a growing difference between numbers, lines or results.
1	Divergence	divergence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	difference	difference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Divergence | a growing difference |  |  |  | between numbers and lines or results | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the divergence of the two paths we chose the left one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divergence:x1:1
# text = At the divergence of the two paths we chose the left one.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	divergence	divergence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	paths	path	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	left	left	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | past | we | the left one |  | the divergence of the two paths |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent one=Theme at divergence=Asset |
| 2 | **diverge** |  | the two paths |  |  |  |  |  | nom divergence «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was a divergence of opinion about where to go on holiday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divergence:x2:1
# text = There was a divergence of opinion about where to go on holiday.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	divergence	divergence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a divergence of opinion |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | to-infinitive | a divergence of opinion *not said here* |  |  | holiday |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on holiday=Location |
| 3 | **diverge** |  | opinion |  |  |  |  |  | nom divergence «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two lines on the graph show a growing divergence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divergence:x3:1
# text = The two lines on the graph show a growing divergence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	graph	graph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	divergence	divergence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the two lines on the graph | a growing divergence |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent divergence=Recipient |
| 2 | **grow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The divergence between the twins' handwriting grew each year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divergence:x4:1
# text = The divergence between the twins' handwriting grew each year.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	divergence	divergence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	twins	twin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	handwriting	handwriting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | the divergence between the twins's handwriting |  |  |  | year |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **handwrite** |  | the twins |  |  |  |  |  | nom handwriting «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists study the divergence of species from a common ancestor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divergence:x5:1
# text = Scientists study the divergence of species from a common ancestor.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	study	study	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	divergence	divergence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	species	species	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	ancestor	ancestor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | present | Scientists | the divergence of species |  | a common ancestor |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent divergence=Topic from ancestor=Source |
| 2 | **diverge** |  | species |  |  |  |  |  | nom divergence «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The map shows the river's divergence into two streams.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:divergence:x6:1
# text = The map shows the river's divergence into two streams.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	divergence	divergence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	streams	stream	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the map | the river's divergence |  | two streams |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent divergence=Patient into stream=Recipient |
| 2 | **diverge** |  | the river |  |  |  |  |  | nom divergence «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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