divergent
adjective
di·ver·gent
də-ˈvər-jənt 
dī-
1
a
: moving or extending in different directions from a common point : diverging from each other
divergent paths
see also divergent evolution
b
: differing from each other or from a standard
the divergent interests of capital and labor
2
mathematics
: relating to or being an infinite (see infinite entry 1 sense 4c) sequence that does not have a limit or an infinite series whose partial sums do not have a limit
3
physics
: causing rays (see ray entry 2 sense 1b) to draw apart from a common center : causing divergence of rays
a divergent lens
divergently
adverb
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Why did the Sixers and Rockets take such divergent paths when facing a similar scenario?
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The bloody episode had divergent impacts on the Lakota.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
The species with the divergent big toe probably could have climbed trees more efficiently than Au. afarensis, for example, and so might have focused on arboreal resources while Au. afarensis favored terrestrial ones.
—Donald C. Johanson, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
The Power depicts different cultures’ divergent responses to the electric girls without meaningfully connecting them to real discrepancies in faith and economic circumstances.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The bloody episode had divergent impacts on the Lakota.
—Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
The species with the divergent big toe probably could have climbed trees more efficiently than Au. afarensis, for example, and so might have focused on arboreal resources while Au. afarensis favored terrestrial ones.
—Donald C. Johanson, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
The Power depicts different cultures’ divergent responses to the electric girls without meaningfully connecting them to real discrepancies in faith and economic circumstances.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
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