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# divergent

«divergent» in Mova's school dictionary: **Moving or spreading apart in different directions from…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (more divergent)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Moving or spreading apart in different directions from one point. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divergent/#m1)

2) Different from each other or from what is usual, such as divergent opinions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divergent/#m2)

3) (maths) Describes a series or sequence that does not settle down to one value. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divergent/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science, divergent rays of light spread out from a lens; at divergent plate boundaries Earth's plates move apart. In discussions, «divergent views» means people disagree. In thinking lessons, «divergent thinking» means coming up with many different ideas. Phrases: «divergent views», «divergent thinking», «divergent boundary».

### examples

- The two paths were divergent, one going up the hill and one to the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divergent/#x1)
- At a divergent boundary, two plates move apart. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divergent/#x2)
- The class had divergent opinions about the school uniform. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divergent/#x3)
- Divergent thinking helps you invent many uses for a paperclip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divergent/#x4)
- The light rays become divergent after the lens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divergent/#x5)
- Their lives took divergent paths after school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divergent/#x6)

### note

Adjective from the verb «diverge». Noun: divergence. Opposite: convergent (coming together). Formal word.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «divergent» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/divergent/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.