divergence
Pronunciation: /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəns/
The English word “divergence” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.
- 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.
- The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes (mutations) through time.
Etymology
By surface analysis, diverge + -ence.
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