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Divergence vs Speciation - What's the difference?

divergence | speciation |

As nouns the difference between divergence and speciation

is that divergence is the degree to which two or more things diverge while speciation is the process by which new distinct species evolve.

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 ----

    speciation

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia speciation) (en noun)
  • (biology) The process by which new distinct species evolve.
  • *
    • In both groups, however, we find copious and intricate speciation so that, often, species limits are narrow and ill defined.
  • (chemistry) The formation of different (inorganic) species (especially of ions) as the environment changes
    • (Speciation of ions)

    Derived terms

    * allopatric speciation * parapatric speciation * peripatric speciation * speciation event * sympatric speciation