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Divergence vs Vergence - What's the difference?

divergence | vergence |

As nouns the difference between divergence and vergence

is that divergence is the degree to which two or more things diverge while vergence is (physics) a measure of convergence or divergence of rays.

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 ----

    vergence

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia vergence) (en noun)
  • (physics) A measure of convergence or divergence of rays
  • (physiology) The simultaneous turning of both eyes when focusing