diverge
diverge Lexical Profile
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• verb
To differ, vary, or move apart in opinion, character, approach, or outcome.
"Although the two economists agreed on the root causes of inflation, their policy recommendations began to diverge."
To separate from another route, path, or line and proceed in a different direction.
"The hiking trail begins as a single track before the paths diverge near the river."
To depart or deviate from an established course, standard, or norm.
"The director chose to diverge from the original novel's ending to create a more hopeful conclusion."
To fail to approach a finite limit as more terms are added (of a mathematical series, sequence, or integral).
"In calculus, the harmonic series is a classic example of an infinite series whose terms approach zero even as the sum continues to diverge."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-17th century from Medieval Latin divergere ('to go in different directions'), formed from the prefix di- ('apart') and vergere ('to bend, turn, or incline').