Definition of "divergence" in English

noun

1. The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.

   • An angle is made by the divergence of straight lines.

2. (calculus) The operator which maps a function F=(F₁, ... Fₙ) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿ(∂F_i)/(∂x_i).

3. (obsolete) Disagreement; difference.

4. The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes (mutations) through time.