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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There are certain things that overlap, like podcasts and Netflix, but YouTube on television is a very divergent split.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Gaza Conflict The recent release of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander has sharpened tensions between Trump and Netanyahu, exposing their increasingly divergent strategies on Gaza.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Many of those who joined Sunday's marches had traveled from across Poland, a country of nearly 38 million people, not just to support a candidate but to rally behind sharply divergent visions for the nation's future.
—Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
But Hughes was about to score a hit the year after with Sixteen Candles, and was poised to make an even bigger splash with the follow-up, an emotional drama about five teens from wildly divergent social groups thrown together in a Saturday detention.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Gaza Conflict The recent release of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander has sharpened tensions between Trump and Netanyahu, exposing their increasingly divergent strategies on Gaza.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Many of those who joined Sunday's marches had traveled from across Poland, a country of nearly 38 million people, not just to support a candidate but to rally behind sharply divergent visions for the nation's future.
—Arkansas Online, 26 May 2025
But Hughes was about to score a hit the year after with Sixteen Candles, and was poised to make an even bigger splash with the follow-up, an emotional drama about five teens from wildly divergent social groups thrown together in a Saturday detention.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Divergent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/divergent. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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