Divergence is a mathematical function that associates a scalar with every point of a vector field.
Divergence, divergent, or variants of the word, may also refer to:
Mathematics
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Divergence (computer science), a computation which does not terminate (or terminates in an exceptional state)
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Divergence, the defining property of divergent series; series that do not converge to a finite limit
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Divergence, a result of instability of a dynamical system in stability theory
Statistics
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Divergence (statistics), a measure of dissimilarity between probability measures
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Bregman divergence
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f-divergence
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Jensen–Shannon divergence
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Kullback–Leibler divergence, also known as the "information divergence" in probability theory and information theory
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Rényi's divergence
Science
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Divergence (eye), the simultaneous outward movement of both eyes away from each other
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Divergence (optics), the angle formed between spreading rays of light
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Beam divergence, the half-angle of the cone formed by a beam of light as it propagates and spreads out
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Divergence problem, an anomaly between the instrumental record and temperatures calculated using some tree ring proxies
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Divergent boundary, a linear feature that exists between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
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Evolutionary divergence, the accumulation of differences between populations of closely related species
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Genetic divergence, the process in which two or more populations of an ancestral species accumulate independent genetic changes
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Infrared divergence, due to contributions of objects with low energy
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Ultraviolet divergence, due to contributions of objects with very high energy
Arts
Multimedia
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Divergent (book series), a series of young adult science fiction adventure novels by Veronica Roth, published between 2011 and 2018
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Divergent (novel), the first novel in the series, 2011
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The Divergent Series, a film trilogy based on the novels, released 2014–16
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Divergent (film), the 2014 film based on the novel
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Divergent (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 2014 film
Books
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Divergence (novel), a 1991 novel by Charles Sheffield
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Divergence, a 2007 novel by Tony Ballantyne
Film
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Diverge (film), a 2016 American sci-fi film
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Divergence (film), a 2005 film from Hong Kong
Television
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Diverged (The Walking Dead), an episode of the television series The Walking Dead
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, a fourth-season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
Music
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Divergence (album), a 1972 album by Solution
See also
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Convergence (disambiguation)
