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Divergence is a mathematical function that associates a scalar with every point of a vector field.

Divergence, divergent, or variants of the word, may also refer to:

Mathematics

  • Divergence (computer science), a computation which does not terminate (or terminates in an exceptional state)
  • Divergence, the defining property of divergent series; series that do not converge to a finite limit
  • Divergence, a result of instability of a dynamical system in stability theory

Statistics

  • Divergence (statistics), a measure of dissimilarity between probability measures
    • Bregman divergence
    • f-divergence
    • Jensen–Shannon divergence
    • Kullback–Leibler divergence, also known as the "information divergence" in probability theory and information theory
    • Rényi's divergence

Science

  • Divergence (eye), the simultaneous outward movement of both eyes away from each other
  • Divergence (optics), the angle formed between spreading rays of light
    • Beam divergence, the half-angle of the cone formed by a beam of light as it propagates and spreads out
  • Divergence problem, an anomaly between the instrumental record and temperatures calculated using some tree ring proxies
  • Divergent boundary, a linear feature that exists between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  • Evolutionary divergence, the accumulation of differences between populations of closely related species
  • Genetic divergence, the process in which two or more populations of an ancestral species accumulate independent genetic changes
  • Infrared divergence, due to contributions of objects with low energy
  • Ultraviolet divergence, due to contributions of objects with very high energy

Arts

Multimedia

  • Divergent (book series), a series of young adult science fiction adventure novels by Veronica Roth, published between 2011 and 2018
    • Divergent (novel), the first novel in the series, 2011
    • The Divergent Series, a film trilogy based on the novels, released 2014–16
      • Divergent (film), the 2014 film based on the novel
        • Divergent (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 2014 film

Books

  • Divergence (novel), a 1991 novel by Charles Sheffield
  • Divergence, a 2007 novel by Tony Ballantyne

Film

  • Diverge (film), a 2016 American sci-fi film
  • Divergence (film), a 2005 film from Hong Kong

Television

  • Diverged (The Walking Dead), an episode of the television series The Walking Dead
  • "Divergence" (Star Trek: Enterprise), a fourth-season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise

Music

  • Divergence (album), a 1972 album by Solution

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Divergencia para niños

  • Convergence (disambiguation)
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