DIVERGENCY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does divergency mean? 

• DIVERGENCY (noun)
  The noun DIVERGENCY has 2 senses:

1. an infinite series that has no limit

2. the act of moving away in different direction from a common point

  Familiarity information: DIVERGENCY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIVERGENCY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An infinite series that has no limit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

divergence; divergency

Hypernyms ("divergency" is a kind of...):

series ((mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions)

Antonym:

convergency (the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit)

Derivation:

diverge (have no limits as a mathematical series)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of moving away in different direction from a common point

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

divergence; divergency

Context example:

an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines

Hypernyms ("divergency" is a kind of...):

separation (the act of dividing or disconnecting)

Derivation:

diverge (move or draw apart)

diverge (extend in a different direction)

divergent (tending to move apart in different directions)

divergent (diverging from another or from a standard)