Diverged

Diverged

Divergence or Divergent can refer to:

In mathematics:

  • Divergence, a function that associates a scalar with every point of a vector field
  • Divergence (computer science), a computation which does not terminate (or terminates in an exceptional state)
  • Divergence (statistics) and statistical distance, a measure of dissimilarity between probability measures
    • Bregman divergence
    • f-divergence
    • Jensen–Shannon divergence
    • Kullback–Leibler divergence, also known as the "information divergence" in probability theory and information theory
    • Rényi's divergence
  • The defining property of divergent series; series that do not converge to a finite limit

In science:

  • Divergence (eye), the simultaneous outward movement of both eyes away from each other
  • Divergence problem, an anomaly between the instrumental record and temperatures calculated using some tree ring proxies
  • Beam divergence, the half-angle of the cone formed by a beam of light as it propagates and spreads out
  • Genetic divergence
  • Infrared divergence, a behavior of a field theory in quantum physics
  • Ultraviolet divergence, a behavior of a field theory in quantum physics

In the arts:

  • Divergence (album), a 1972 album by Solution
  • "Divergence" (Enterprise episode), a fourth-season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
  • Divergence (film), a 2005 film from Hong Kong
  • Divergence (novel), a novel by Charles Sheffield
  • Divergence (Tony Ballantyne novel), a novel by Tony Ballantyne
  • Divergent (novel), a novel by Veronica Roth
    • Divergent (film), a film based on Roth's novel

Read more about Diverged:  See Also