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单词 divergence
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Definition of divergence in English:

divergence

noun dʌɪˈvəːdʒ(ə)ns
mass noun
  • 1The process or state of diverging.

    the divergence between primates and other groups
    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, this may be an underestimate if positive selection has increased the rate of amino acid divergence.
    • The evolutionary process of this divergence, however, is not well understood.
    • This model should prove useful for estimating divergence times when substitution rates vary across lineages.
    • Sequence divergence in the coding region shows a departure from clock-like evolution.
    • As the generation time increases, the evolutionary rate slows and divergence stabilizes.
    • Personally, I think that the two pendulums, convergence and divergence will continue to swing.
    • It will be up to the leader of the Church's 38 autonomous provinces to ‘accommodate those divergences.’
    • In contrast, divergence between closely related species is not affected by recombination.
    • Another controversial subject with respect to time estimates is that of divergence times for higher primates.
    • Furthermore, functional and structural divergence might, in some cases, precede rather than follow gene duplication.
    • The rates of divergence that were simulated are within the range observed in the analyzed data of the 12 families studied.
    • An extreme divergence in venom evolution can extend even to the secondary loss of toxins.
    • In contrast, the synchronic approach would provide estimation of the rate of divergence between populations.
    • The Isler-Brumfield papers provide yet another window into the processes that influence divergence.
    • Next, all divergence times and substitution rates were found by maximum likelihood.
    • The interspecific divergences were calculated using only the seven taxa from which all three gene sequences had been obtained.
    • Furthermore, there is often a degree of functional divergence between the X- and Y-linked genes.
    • The result was greater economic divergence, and inflation rates in particular moved wider apart.
    • The book is filled with countless examples of companies that tried convergence instead of divergence, and were unsuccessful.
    • This observation is indicative of a rapid rate of divergence.
    Synonyms
    separation, dividing, parting, forking, branching
    fork, division
    technical bifurcation
    1. 1.1count noun A difference in opinions, interests, etc.
      a fundamental divergence of attitude
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There I encountered a marked divergence of views.
      • There are already signs of significant divergences of view here, notably between the US and UK themselves.
      • There is a clear divergence of view as to how Mrs LM came to sign this document.
      • This divergence of interests is manageable, but it is also fundamental.
      • The same is true for sharp divergences of viewpoints within and across nations.
      • This leaves room for a divergence between our beliefs and the truth.
      • The divergence of views suggests a marked lack of consensus at the Bar on how complaints of this nature should be dealt with.
      • This divergence of views highlights the difficulties entailed in prevention and intervention, notably in the legal field.
      • In any relationship there is a divergence of opinion, a variety of vested interests, different beliefs and values.
      • Your Honour, but quite clearly, there is, in fact, a divergence of recent view.
      • The jury is out on gold, and I have seldom seen such a divergence of opinion - if you cut out the World Gold Council, that is.
      • His curiosity about cultural divergences within countries and regions, for example, is admirable.
      • Some people reading these stories say: ‘Oh, if there's a divergence of medical opinion on this, we better be careful.’
      • This divergence of view is neither surprising nor unusual.
      • The ALP no longer contains a real divergence of views.
      • These sections illustrate the historical and spatial divergences and convergences between the two Gujarati villages.
      • Doubts about recession and the model lineup have produced a divergence in investor opinion over BMW.
      • There are strong divergences of views amongst psychiatrists on these issues.
      • This line ignores the fundamental divergences between US and Indian interests.
      • To cause an unnecessary divergence of public opinion is the most abnormal way to run the administration.
      Synonyms
      difference, dissimilarity, variance, polarity, disparity, contrast
      disagreement, discrepancy, incompatibility, mismatch, conflict, clash
      rare unlikeness, dissimilitude
      deviation, digression, departure, shift, drift, drifting, straying, deflection, wandering, moving away
      variation, change, alteration
      rare divagation
    2. 1.2count noun A place where airflows or ocean currents diverge, typically marked by downwelling (of air) or upwelling (of water).
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Of course, for any flow we might induce in water, with pipes or otherwise, the total divergence will always be exactly zero.
      • This is a negative divergence, and the point is capturing flux, like water going down a sink.
      • Atmospheric divergence typically occurs where airflow is moving away from the centre of a pressure system.
  • 2Mathematics
    The scalar product of the operator del and a given vector, which gives a measure of the quantity of flux emanating from any point of the vector field or the rate of loss of mass, heat, etc., from it.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A more accurate estimate of the speed of divergence can be made using the following more modern proof.
    • Our example here is technical in nature, but some traders use a P / E ratio or other fundamental factors to measure correlation and divergence.
    • With a constant rate, divergence time estimation is straightforward.

Rhymes

convergence, emergence, insurgence, resurgence, submergence
 
 

Definition of divergence in US English:

divergence

noun
  • 1The process or state of diverging.

    the divergence between primates and other groups
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As the generation time increases, the evolutionary rate slows and divergence stabilizes.
    • The Isler-Brumfield papers provide yet another window into the processes that influence divergence.
    • Sequence divergence in the coding region shows a departure from clock-like evolution.
    • However, this may be an underestimate if positive selection has increased the rate of amino acid divergence.
    • Furthermore, functional and structural divergence might, in some cases, precede rather than follow gene duplication.
    • The book is filled with countless examples of companies that tried convergence instead of divergence, and were unsuccessful.
    • This observation is indicative of a rapid rate of divergence.
    • It will be up to the leader of the Church's 38 autonomous provinces to ‘accommodate those divergences.’
    • The rates of divergence that were simulated are within the range observed in the analyzed data of the 12 families studied.
    • Next, all divergence times and substitution rates were found by maximum likelihood.
    • This model should prove useful for estimating divergence times when substitution rates vary across lineages.
    • The result was greater economic divergence, and inflation rates in particular moved wider apart.
    • The interspecific divergences were calculated using only the seven taxa from which all three gene sequences had been obtained.
    • The evolutionary process of this divergence, however, is not well understood.
    • An extreme divergence in venom evolution can extend even to the secondary loss of toxins.
    • Furthermore, there is often a degree of functional divergence between the X- and Y-linked genes.
    • In contrast, divergence between closely related species is not affected by recombination.
    • In contrast, the synchronic approach would provide estimation of the rate of divergence between populations.
    • Another controversial subject with respect to time estimates is that of divergence times for higher primates.
    • Personally, I think that the two pendulums, convergence and divergence will continue to swing.
    Synonyms
    separation, dividing, parting, forking, branching
    1. 1.1 A difference or conflict in opinions, interests, wishes, etc.
      a fundamental divergence of attitude
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The jury is out on gold, and I have seldom seen such a divergence of opinion - if you cut out the World Gold Council, that is.
      • This line ignores the fundamental divergences between US and Indian interests.
      • Your Honour, but quite clearly, there is, in fact, a divergence of recent view.
      • There is a clear divergence of view as to how Mrs LM came to sign this document.
      • This divergence of views highlights the difficulties entailed in prevention and intervention, notably in the legal field.
      • The ALP no longer contains a real divergence of views.
      • The divergence of views suggests a marked lack of consensus at the Bar on how complaints of this nature should be dealt with.
      • There I encountered a marked divergence of views.
      • To cause an unnecessary divergence of public opinion is the most abnormal way to run the administration.
      • Doubts about recession and the model lineup have produced a divergence in investor opinion over BMW.
      • This leaves room for a divergence between our beliefs and the truth.
      • Some people reading these stories say: ‘Oh, if there's a divergence of medical opinion on this, we better be careful.’
      • There are already signs of significant divergences of view here, notably between the US and UK themselves.
      • These sections illustrate the historical and spatial divergences and convergences between the two Gujarati villages.
      • There are strong divergences of views amongst psychiatrists on these issues.
      • The same is true for sharp divergences of viewpoints within and across nations.
      • This divergence of interests is manageable, but it is also fundamental.
      • This divergence of view is neither surprising nor unusual.
      • His curiosity about cultural divergences within countries and regions, for example, is admirable.
      • In any relationship there is a divergence of opinion, a variety of vested interests, different beliefs and values.
      Synonyms
      difference, dissimilarity, variance, polarity, disparity, contrast
      deviation, digression, departure, shift, drift, drifting, straying, deflection, wandering, moving away
    2. 1.2 A place where airflows or ocean currents diverge, typically marked by downwelling (of air) or upwelling (of water).
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Atmospheric divergence typically occurs where airflow is moving away from the centre of a pressure system.
      • This is a negative divergence, and the point is capturing flux, like water going down a sink.
      • Of course, for any flow we might induce in water, with pipes or otherwise, the total divergence will always be exactly zero.
  • 2Mathematics
    The inner product of the operator del and a given vector, which gives a measure of the quantity of flux emanating from any point of the vector field or the rate of loss of mass, heat, etc., from it.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Our example here is technical in nature, but some traders use a P / E ratio or other fundamental factors to measure correlation and divergence.
    • With a constant rate, divergence time estimation is straightforward.
    • A more accurate estimate of the speed of divergence can be made using the following more modern proof.
 
 
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