What does "divergent" mean?
Divergent: (Optics) Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens.
Additional senses
- 2.Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a divergent statement. Divergent series. (Math.) See Diverging series, under Diverging.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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