divergentadj.

/dɪˈvəːdʒənt/

/dʌɪˈvəːdʒənt/

Etymology: < modern Latin dīvergent-em, present participle of dīvergĕre to diverge v.: compare French divergent (17th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

1. Proceeding in different directions from each other or from a common point; departing more widely from each other; diverging.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > divergence > [adjective]

forked1525

disjoining1530

divaricated1666

divergent1696

diverging1706

trifurcated1727

divaricate1788

trifurcate1811

divaricating1835

forking1850

bifurcated1853

1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Divergent, a Term in Opticks, said of the Beams, which having suffered the Refraction, separate one from the other.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 590 Lines..so combined as to meet at certain given points, with the divergent avenues.

1829 R. Southey Sir Thomas More Ded. x Central plains, Whence rivers flow divergent.

1869 J. Tyndall Notes 9 Lect. on Light §92 If these divergent rays be produced backwards, they will intersect behind the mirror.

1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man II. xix. 345 The Siamese have small noses, with divergent nostrils.

2. transferred and figurative.

a. Following different routes, lines of action, or of thought; deviating from each other or from a standard or normal course or type.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > [adjective] > deviating from rule or standard

exorbitant1534

unorthodox1629

aberrant1778

aberrated1786

divergent1801

radical1869

nonstandard1870

non-regular1896

non-regulation1953

non-conformant1960

alternative1962

sideways1969

alternate1970

marginala1988

alt1988

1801 W. Dupré Lexicographia-neologica Gallica 93 Questions divergent (or which diverge) from themselves.

1832 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 48 240 Thence arise divergent opinions.

1879 W. E. Gladstone Gleanings Past Years VI. iii. 144 Were the question between historical Christianity and systems opposed to or divergent from it.

b. Psychology. Of thinking, reasoning, etc.: of a kind that produces a wide variety of possible answers to a problem.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > resolving of problem, solution > [adjective] > by range of answers

divergent1956

1956 J. P. Guilford in Psychol. Bull. 53 iv. 274 Production factors fall into two groups—convergent-thinking factors and divergent-thinking factors. Such a distinction seems not to have been emphasized in prior literature on thinking.

3. Of, pertaining to, characterized or produced by, divergence. divergent squint: strabismus in which the axes of the eyes diverge.

ΚΠ

1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics iv. 34 The divergent point of diverging rays.

1870 T. Holmes Syst. Surg. (ed. 2) III. 248 Strabismus may be either convergent or divergent.

1879 H. Grubb in Proc. Royal Dubl. Soc. 184 The makers [of stereoscopes] have got so accustomed to diverging their eyes, that..they require little or no divergent power.

4. Mathematics. Applied to an infinite series of terms, the sum of which becomes indefinitely greater as more and more terms are taken. (Opposed to convergent adj. 2)Sometimes used to include oscillatory series, or such as oscillate from one value to another, as the series of 1 − 1 + 1 − 1 + 1.., the sum of which oscillates between 0 and 1.

ΚΠ

1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 486/1 Series of increasing terms are certainly divergent.

1858 I. Todhunter Algebra for Schools xl. §557 An infinite series in which all the terms are of the same sign is divergent if each term is greater than some assigned finite quantity however small.

Derivatives

diˈverger n. one who thinks in this way.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > resolving of problem, solution > [noun] > one who solves > by range of answers

diverger1966

1966 L. Hudson Contrary Imaginations iii. 38 With new tests, it seems vital that we should avoid question-begging if we possibly can. For this reason, I propose to name them technically. The ‘High IQ’ I shall call a converger; the ‘High Creative’, a diverger, and the two styles of reasoning, convergent and divergent, respectively.

1970 Nature 25 July 420/2 If you are better at conventional IQ tests than at ‘open-ended’ tests..you are a converger; if not, you are a diverger.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	divergent
释义	divergentadj. /dɪˈvəːdʒənt//dʌɪˈvəːdʒənt/ Etymology: < modern Latin dīvergent-em, present participle of dīvergĕre to diverge v.: compare French divergent (17th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). 1. Proceeding in different directions from each other or from a common point; departing more widely from each other; diverging. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > divergence > [adjective] forked1525 disjoining1530 divaricated1666 divergent1696 diverging1706 trifurcated1727 divaricate1788 trifurcate1811 divaricating1835 forking1850 bifurcated1853 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Divergent, a Term in Opticks, said of the Beams, which having suffered the Refraction, separate one from the other. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 590 Lines..so combined as to meet at certain given points, with the divergent avenues. 1829 R. Southey Sir Thomas More Ded. x Central plains, Whence rivers flow divergent. 1869 J. Tyndall Notes 9 Lect. on Light §92 If these divergent rays be produced backwards, they will intersect behind the mirror. 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man II. xix. 345 The Siamese have small noses, with divergent nostrils. 2. transferred and figurative. a. Following different routes, lines of action, or of thought; deviating from each other or from a standard or normal course or type. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > [adjective] > deviating from rule or standard exorbitant1534 unorthodox1629 aberrant1778 aberrated1786 divergent1801 radical1869 nonstandard1870 non-regular1896 non-regulation1953 non-conformant1960 alternative1962 sideways1969 alternate1970 marginala1988 alt1988 1801 W. Dupré Lexicographia-neologica Gallica 93 Questions divergent (or which diverge) from themselves. 1832 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 48 240 Thence arise divergent opinions. 1879 W. E. Gladstone Gleanings Past Years VI. iii. 144 Were the question between historical Christianity and systems opposed to or divergent from it. b. Psychology. Of thinking, reasoning, etc.: of a kind that produces a wide variety of possible answers to a problem. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > resolving of problem, solution > [adjective] > by range of answers divergent1956 1956 J. P. Guilford in Psychol. Bull. 53 iv. 274 Production factors fall into two groups—convergent-thinking factors and divergent-thinking factors. Such a distinction seems not to have been emphasized in prior literature on thinking. 3. Of, pertaining to, characterized or produced by, divergence. divergent squint: strabismus in which the axes of the eyes diverge. ΚΠ 1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics iv. 34 The divergent point of diverging rays. 1870 T. Holmes Syst. Surg. (ed. 2) III. 248 Strabismus may be either convergent or divergent. 1879 H. Grubb in Proc. Royal Dubl. Soc. 184 The makers [of stereoscopes] have got so accustomed to diverging their eyes, that..they require little or no divergent power. 4. Mathematics. Applied to an infinite series of terms, the sum of which becomes indefinitely greater as more and more terms are taken. (Opposed to convergent adj. 2)Sometimes used to include oscillatory series, or such as oscillate from one value to another, as the series of 1 − 1 + 1 − 1 + 1.., the sum of which oscillates between 0 and 1. ΚΠ 1837 Penny Cycl. VII. 486/1 Series of increasing terms are certainly divergent. 1858 I. Todhunter Algebra for Schools xl. §557 An infinite series in which all the terms are of the same sign is divergent if each term is greater than some assigned finite quantity however small. Derivatives diˈverger n. one who thinks in this way. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > resolving of problem, solution > [noun] > one who solves > by range of answers diverger1966 1966 L. Hudson Contrary Imaginations iii. 38 With new tests, it seems vital that we should avoid question-begging if we possibly can. For this reason, I propose to name them technically. The ‘High IQ’ I shall call a converger; the ‘High Creative’, a diverger, and the two styles of reasoning, convergent and divergent, respectively. 1970 Nature 25 July 420/2 If you are better at conventional IQ tests than at ‘open-ended’ tests..you are a converger; if not, you are a diverger. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1696
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