Diverge

//daɪˈvɜːd͡ʒ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A point where a lane branches off from the main flow.
Verb
  1. 1
    To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions. intransitive, literally

    "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, / And sorry I could not travel both / […]"

  2. 2
    move or draw apart wordnet
  3. 3
    To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions. figuratively, intransitive

    "Both stories start out the same way, but they diverge halfway through."

  4. 4
    be at variance with; be out of line with wordnet
  5. 5
    To separate, to tend into a different direction (from another line or path). intransitive, literally

    "The sidewalk runs next to the street for a few miles, then diverges from it and turns north."

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  1. 6
    extend in a different direction wordnet
  2. 7
    To become different, to separate (from another line or path). figuratively, intransitive

    "The software is pretty good, except for a few cases where its behavior diverges from user expectations."

  3. 8
    have no limits as a mathematical series wordnet
  4. 9
    Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit. intransitive

    "The sequence x#95;n#61;n² diverges to infinity: that is, it increases without bound."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin dīvergō (“bend away from, go in a different direction”), from Latin dī- + vergō (“bend”).

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin dīvergō (“bend away from, go in a different direction”), from Latin dī- + vergō (“bend”).

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