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divergent

adj
/daɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/UK/dɪˈvɝ.d͡ʒənt/CA/dɑeˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/

Etymology

From Latin dis- (“apart”) + vergere (“to turn”) + the adjectival suffix -ent.

Definitions

  1. Growing further apart

    Growing further apart; diverging.

    • Four zebras stood despondent facing divergent directions like an old European film or a '90s band photo.

  2. (said of a sequence or series) Diverging

    (said of a sequence or series) Diverging; not approaching a limit.

  3. Disagreeing from something given

    Disagreeing from something given; differing.

    • a divergent statement
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Causing divergence of rays.

      • a divergent lens

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Derived

codivergent, divergent gill trama, divergently, divergent series, divergent thinking, enantiodivergent, hyperdivergent, hypodivergent, multidivergent, neurodivergent, nondivergent, normodivergent, regiodivergent, stereodivergent, undivergent

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at divergent. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at divergent. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

6 hops · closes at divergent

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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