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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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
editMultimedia
edit- 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
- Divergent (film), the 2014 film based on the novel
Books
edit- Divergence (novel), a 1991 novel by Charles Sheffield
- Divergence, a 2007 novel by Tony Ballantyne
Film
edit- Diverge (film), a 2016 American sci-fi film
- Divergence (film), a 2005 film from Hong Kong
Television
edit- 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
edit- Divergence (album), a 1972 album by Solution