divergent

divergent, différent

Qui diffère d’autre chose ou d’une idée, d’une croyance ou d’un résultat attendu.

En anglais simple : Different from each other or from an expected idea, belief, or result.

• They have divergent views on education.
• The witnesses gave sharply divergent accounts of the accident.
• Her conclusions were divergent from those of her colleagues.

Comment l'utiliser : divergent from something (His interpretation was divergent from the official account.)

Synonymes : differing, different, conflicting

Expressions courantes : divergent views, divergent interests, divergent from something

divergent

Qui s’éloignent les uns des autres en se déplaçant ou en grandissant.

En anglais simple : Moving or growing farther away from each other.

• The two paths are divergent.
• The branches grew in divergent directions.
• These species developed along divergent evolutionary paths.

Synonymes : diverging, separating

Contraires : convergent

Expressions courantes : divergent paths, divergent lines, divergent directions

divergent

En mathématiques, qui ne se rapproche pas d’une valeur finie fixe quand on considère davantage de termes.

En anglais simple : Not approaching a fixed value as more numbers or terms are added or considered.

• This series is divergent.
• A divergent sequence does not approach a fixed limit.
• The calculation produced a divergent integral.

Synonymes : nonconvergent

Contraires : convergent

Expressions courantes : divergent series, divergent sequence, divergent integral

divergent

Qui fait s’écarter les rayons lumineux les uns des autres.

En anglais simple : Making rays of light spread apart.

• A divergent lens spreads light rays apart.
• We placed a divergent lens in front of the lamp.
• The divergent optical system produced a wider beam.

Synonymes : diverging

Contraires : convergent

Expressions courantes : divergent lens, divergent optical system