Definition of "diverge" in English

verb

1. (intransitive, literally, of lines or paths) To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.

   • Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, / And sorry I could not travel both / […]

2. (intransitive, figuratively, of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.

   • Both stories start out the same way, but they diverge halfway through.

3. (intransitive, literally, of a line or path) To separate, to tend into a different direction (from another line or path).

   • The sidewalk runs next to the street for a few miles, then diverges from it and turns north.

4. (intransitive, figuratively, of an interest, opinion, or anything else) To become different, to separate (from another line or path).

   • The software is pretty good, except for a few cases where its behavior diverges from user expectations.

5. (intransitive, mathematics, of a sequence, series, or function) Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.

   • The sequence x#95;n#61;n² diverges to infinity: that is, it increases without bound.
   • The sequence a#95;n#61;(-1)ⁿ diverges; it keeps oscillating between -1 and 1.

noun

1. A point where a lane branches off from the main flow.