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Diverged vs Differed - What's the difference?

diverged | differed |

As verbs the difference between diverged and differed

is that diverged is (diverge) while differed is (differ).

diverged

English

Verb

(head)
  • (diverge)

    • diverge

    English

    Verb

    (diverg)
  • (intransitive, literally, of lines or paths) To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
  • * 1916 , :
    • Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, / And sorry I could not travel both /
  • 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.
  • (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.
  • 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.
  • Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.
    • The sequence x_n = n^2 diverges to infinity: that is, it increases without bound.

    Antonyms

    * converge

    Derived terms

    * divergence * divergent

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    differed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (differ)

    • differ

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Not to have the same traits, characteristics.
  • To have diverging opinions, disagree.
  • * Canning
    • If the honourable gentleman differs with me on that subject, I differ as heartily with him, and shall always rejoice to differ.

    Related terms

    * different * difference * differential * differentiate * differentiation * agree to differ * beg to differ

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