divergence

Divergenz, Auseinanderentwicklung

Eine zunehmende Trennung oder ein wachsender Unterschied zwischen Dingen, Richtungen oder Meinungen.

In einfachem Englisch: A growing separation or difference between things, directions, or opinions.

• There is a divergence of opinion.
• The graph shows a growing divergence between prices and wages.
• The divergence of the two paths increased beyond the bridge.

So benutzt man es: divergence between A and B (There is a clear divergence between their views.)

Synonyme: difference, separation

Gegenteile: convergence

Häufige Wendungen: divergence of opinion, divergence between things, growing divergence

genetische Divergenz

Der Vorgang, bei dem Gruppen von Lebewesen im Laufe der Zeit genetisch verschieden werden.

In einfachem Englisch: The process by which groups of living things become genetically different over time.

• Isolation encouraged genetic divergence.
• The researchers measured divergence between the two populations.
• Mutations increased their divergence over many generations.

Gegenteile: convergence

Häufige Wendungen: genetic divergence, evolutionary divergence, divergence between populations

Divergenz

Eine mathematische Operation, die misst, wie stark ein Vektorfeld an einem Punkt nach außen strömt.

In einfachem Englisch: A mathematical operation measuring how much a vector field spreads outward at a point.

• Calculate the divergence of this vector field.
• Its divergence is zero at every point.
• The divergence theorem relates outward flux to a volume integral.

Synonyme: mul:div, mul:∇⋅

Häufige Wendungen: divergence of something, divergence theorem, calculate the divergence