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Divergence vs Consonance - What's the difference?

divergence | consonance |

As nouns the difference between divergence and consonance

is that divergence is the degree to which two or more things diverge while consonance is (prosody) the repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels as in assonance.

divergence

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The degree to which two or more things diverge.
    • an angle is made by the divergence of straight lines
  • (mathematics) the operator which maps a function F''=(''F''1, ... ''F''''n'') from a ''n -dimensional vector space to itself to the number \sum_{i=1}^n \frac{\partial F_i}{\partial x_i}
  • (obsolete) disagreement; difference
  • * Sir G. C. Lewis
    • Related with some divergence by other writers.

    Synonyms

    * (mathematical operator) ** div **

    Antonyms

    * convergence

    Related terms

    * diverge * divergent

    References

    * OED2 ----

    consonance

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (prosody) The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels as in assonance.
  • (chiefly, music) harmony; agreement; lack of discordance
  • * Tyndall
    • The optic nerve responds to the waves with which it is in consonance .

    Antonyms

    * dissonance * discordance

    References

    * Lakefield College School Key Literary Terms