divergence
noun
- vector differential operator measuring the source or sink at a given point
- process of branching out
- function that measures dissimilarity between two probability distributions
- principle by which grammaticalization can be detected
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəns/ / /dɪˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəns/
noun
Etymology: By surface analysis, diverge + -ence.
- The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.
“An angle is made by the divergence of straight lines.”
- The operator which maps a function F=(F₁, ... Fₙ) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿ(∂F_i)/(∂x_i).
- Disagreement; difference.
“divergence of thought”
- The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes (mutations) through time.