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Music creates order out of chaos: for rhythm imposes unanimity upon the divergent, melody imposes continuity upon the disjointed, and harmony imposes compatibility upon the incongruous.
Yehudi Menuhin

Meaning of "divergent" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIVERGENT

divergent  [daɪˈvɜːdʒənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIVERGENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Divergent is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DIVERGENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Divergence (disambiguation)

Divergence or Divergent can refer to: In the arts: ▪ Divergent trilogy, a novel series ▪ Divergent, a 2011 novel by Veronica Roth ▪ Divergent, the 2014 film based on Roth's novel ▪ Divergent , the soundtrack to the 2014 film adaptation. ▪ Divergence, a 1972 album by Solution ▪ "Divergence", a fourth-season episode of Star Trek: EnterpriseDivergence, a 2005 film from Hong Kong ▪ Divergence, a novel by Charles Sheffield ▪ Divergence, a novel by Tony Ballantyne In mathematics: ▪ Divergence, a function that associates a scalar with every point of a vector field ▪ Divergence, a computation which does not terminate ▪ Divergence and statistical distance, a measure of dissimilarity between probability measures ▪ Bregman divergence ▪ f-divergence ▪ Jensen–Shannon divergence ▪ Kullback–Leibler divergence, also known as the "information...

Definition of divergent in the English dictionary

The first definition of divergent in the dictionary is diverging or causing divergence. Other definition of divergent is different. Divergent is also having no limit; not convergent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIVERGENT


abstergent
əbˈstɜːdʒənt
allegiant
əˈliːdʒənt
argent
ˈɑːdʒənt
assurgent
əˈsɜːdʒənt
convergent
kənˈvɜːdʒənt
counterinsurgent
ˌkaʊntərɪnˈsɜːdʒənt
detergent
dɪˈtɜːdʒənt
emergent
ɪˈmɜːdʒənt
insurgent
ɪnˈsɜːdʒənt
margent
ˈmɑːdʒənt
nonurgent
ˌnɒnˈɜːdʒənt
preemergent
ˌpriːɪˈmɜːdʒənt
regent
ˈriːdʒənt
resurgent
rɪˈsɜːdʒənt
Sargent
ˈsɑːdʒənt
sergeant
ˈsɑːdʒənt
serjeant
ˈsɑːdʒənt
surgent
ˈsɜːdʒənt
turgent
ˈtɜːdʒənt
urgent
ˈɜːdʒənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIVERGENT

diver
diverge
divergement
divergence
divergency
divergent evolution
divergent thinking
divergently
divergingly
divers
diverse
diversely
diverseness
diversifiable
diversification
diversified
diversifier
diversifies
diversiform
diversify

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIVERGENT

agent
cationic detergent
contingent
diligent
dirigent
estate agent
exigent
free agent
gent
indulgent
insurance agent
intelligent
negligent
reagent
real-estate agent
release agent
secret agent
stringent
tangent
travel agent

Synonyms and antonyms of divergent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DIVERGENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «divergent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of divergent

Translation of «divergent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIVERGENT

Find out the translation of divergent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of divergent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «divergent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不同的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

divergente
570 millions of speakers

English

divergent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अलग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متباينة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

расходящимся
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

divergente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিপথগামী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

divergent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berbeza
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abweichend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

異なる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서로 다른
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Divergent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khác nhau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாறுபட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भिन्न
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ıraksak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

divergente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozbieżny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розбіжним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

divergent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποκλίνουσες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uiteenlopende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

divergerande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

divergerende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of divergent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVERGENT»

The term «divergent» is very widely used and occupies the 17.112 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIVERGENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «divergent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «divergent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about divergent

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10 QUOTES WITH «DIVERGENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word divergent.
1
Ray Stannard Baker
At first everyone predicted that it would be impossible to hold these divergent people together, but aside from the skilled men, some of whom belonged to craft unions, comparatively few went back to the mills. And as a whole, the strike was conducted with little violence.
2
Henri Bergson
For life is tendency, and the essence of a tendency is to develop in the form of a sheaf, creating, by its very growth, divergent directions among which its impetus is divided.
3
Shereen El Feki
Fulla is the Arab world's answer to Barbie. Now, according to proponents of the clash of civilizations, Barbie and Fulla occupy these completely separate spheres. They have different interests. They have divergent values. And should they ever come in contact... well, I've got to tell you, it's just not going to be pretty.
4
Park Geun-hye
I know more than anyone the divergent views about my father. I want to be judged on my own merits.
5
Alcee Hastings
I find it difficult to believe that God would want us to strip the courts of their powers to interpret the laws of this land, albeit with the divergent opinions. I shudder that my colleagues do not understand the dynamics of the Federal judiciary.
6
John Maeda
Our economy is built upon convergent thinkers, people that execute things, get them done. But artists and designers are divergent thinkers: they expand the horizon of possibilities.
7
Yehudi Menuhin
Music creates order out of chaos: for rhythm imposes unanimity upon the divergent, melody imposes continuity upon the disjointed, and harmony imposes compatibility upon the incongruous.
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Victoria Moran
I don't have the activist temperament. I like listening to divergent points of view and hearing people out. I like getting along. I even like being liked, although activists of any stripe should get rid of that handicap at the outset.
9
Pedro Pierluisi
Puerto Rico has two divergent paths forward. After a reasonable transition period, it could become a state. Or it can become a sovereign nation.
10
Martha Roby
Though the views of members of the House and Senate are as divergent as the people we represent, we bear the responsibility to work through our political differences and get things done. That's our job.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIVERGENT»

Discover the use of divergent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to divergent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Divergent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 1)
The explosive debut by No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth. DIVERGENT – a major motion picture in 2014.
Veronica Roth, 2013
2
Insurgent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 2)
The thrillingly dark sequel to New York Times bestseller, DIVERGENT – a major motion picture in 2014.
Veronica Roth, 2013
3
Allegiant (Divergent, Book 3)
What if your whole world was a lie? The thrillingly dark conclusion to the No. 1 New York Times bestselling DIVERGENT trilogy.
Veronica Roth, 2013
4
Free Four - Tobias tells the Divergent Knife-Throwing Scene
Fans of the Divergent series by No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth will be thrilled by the knife-throwing scene from Divergent, now told from Four’s perspective.
Veronica Roth, 2013
5
Divergent Series
He had actually given lectures on the subject at intervals ever since his return to Cambridge in 1931, and he had at one time or another lectured on everything in the book except Chapter XIII [TheEuler-MacLaurin sum formula] ... [I]n the ...
Godfrey Harold Hardy, 1991
6
The Hunger Games
New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Collins delivers equal parts suspense and philosophy, adventure and romance, in this searing novel set in a future with unsettling parallels to our present.
Suzanne Collins, 2009
7
The Divergent Series Complete Collection
Perfect for gift givers, collectors, and fans new to the series, the collection includes Divergent, Insurgent, and Allegiant, as well as bonus content: a 48-page guide to the series, including Faction Manifestos, a Faction Quiz and Results, ...
Veronica Roth, Veronica Roth, 2013
8
Shared Beginnings, Divergent Lives: Delinquent Boys to Age 70
This book analyzes newly collected data on crime and social development up to age 70 for 500 men who were remanded to reform school in the 1940s.
John H. Laub, Robert J. Sampson, 2009
9
Divergent Modernities: Culture and Politics in ...
Including two new chapters written for this edition, as well as translations of three of Martí’s most important works, Divergent Modernities will be indispensable for anyone seeking to understand development and modernity across the ...
Julio Ramos, 2001
10
Divergent Paths: The Hegelian foundations of Marx's method
Given the vast pool of contemporary post Marxist theoretical work, a study like this is sorely needed. This is the most thorough exploration of Marx's ideas from Hegel through to the present day and is absolutely essential reading.
Norman Levine, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIVERGENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term divergent is used in the context of the following news items.
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FOMC minutes: Divergent views on the outlook kept Fed in limbo
The minutes of the 15-16 June FOMC meeting confirmed the divergence that we saw in the FOMC projections and the strange disconnect ... «FXStreet, Jul 15»
2
'Divergent: Allegiant' Cast Shailene Woodley, Theo James And …
'Divergent: Allegiant' Cast Shailene Woodley, Theo James And Ansel Elgort ... because of his “Divergent: Allegiant” co-star Shailene Woodley. «Yibada, Jul 15»
3
Reactions Trail Sule Lamido's Arrest By EFCC
Sule Lamido's Arrest: Divergent Views Among Nigerians ... NEWS > Latest > Sule Lamido's Arrest: Divergent Views Among Nigerians ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»
4
Divergent Paths to Better Patient Scheduling, Greater Access
Improved scheduling processes cost little and can open up pathways to better access to healthcare, researchers say. Access to healthcare is ... «HealthLeaders Media, Jul 15»
5
'Divergent' Series 'Allegiant - Part 1' Movie Spoilers: Shailene …
"Divergent" stars Shailene Woodley and Theo James both admire their respective characters Tris and Four on the hit trilogy by Veronica Roth. «Realty Today, Jul 15»
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Divergent: Allegiant Part 1 News: Theo James, Shailene Woodley …
Divergent: Allegiant is underway and the franchise' frontrunners Shailene Woodley and Theo James revealed how much they admire their ... «Venture Capital Post, Jul 15»
7
Schlumberger Projects Divergent Growth across Operations in 2015
Schlumberger (SLB) expects revenue growth at its key North American operations will fall this year. It expects the Middle East business will ... «Market Realist, Jul 15»
8
APC NEC meeting: Anxiety as Governors, NWC members support …
According to the source, '' the divergent point is that while these governors will be out to defend the cause and interest of Bukola Saraki and ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
9
Federer, Nadal share link, despite divergent results
Federer, Nadal share link, despite divergent results. NY Times News Service, WIMBLEDON, England. Police officers at the Wimbledon ... «Taipei Times, Jul 15»
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Divergent Microfactories' 'Blade' Supercar Uses A 3D-Printed …
But the Divergent Microfactories “Blade” prototype is just the proof of concept; the real story is the manufacturing process. The company has ... «Motrolix, Jul 15»

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