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Divergence vs Wandering - What's the difference?

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Divergence is a related term of wandering.


As nouns the difference between divergence and wandering

is that divergence is the degree to which two or more things diverge while wandering is travelling with no preset route; roaming.

As an adjective wandering is

which wanders; travelling from place to place.

As a verb wandering is

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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 ----

    wandering

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Which wanders; travelling from place to place.
  • (medicine, of an organ) Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions.
    • a wandering''' kidney; a '''wandering liver

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from wandering) * wandering abscess * wandering albatross * wandering cell * wandering dune * wandering Jew * wandering kidney * wandering liver * wandering mouse * wandering pacemaker * wandering sequence * wandering set * wandering spider * wandering tattler

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Travelling with no preset route; roaming.
  • Irregular turning of the eyes.
  • Aimless thought.
  • Straying from a desired path.
  • (chiefly, in the plural) Disordered speech or delirium.

    • Verb

    (head)