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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DIVERGING, ppr. Receding from each other, as they proceed.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: tending to move apart in different directions [syn: divergent, diverging] [ant: convergent]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Diverge Di*verge", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Diverged; p. pr. & vb. n. Diverging.] [L. di- = dis- + vergere to bend, incline. See Verge.] 1. To extend from a common point in different directions; to tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend to spread apart; to turn aside or deviate (as from a given direction); -- opposed to converge; as, rays of light diverge as they proceed from the sun. 2. To differ from a typical form; to vary from a normal condition; to dissent from a creed or position generally held or taken.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Diverging Di*ver"ging, a. Tending in different directions from a common center; spreading apart; divergent. Diverging series (Math.), a series whose terms are larger as the series is extended; a series the sum of whose terms does not approach a finite limit when the series is extended indefinitely; -- opposed to a converging series.