divergency

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divergency - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Divergence \Di*ver"gence\, Divergency \Di*ver"gen*cy\, n. [Cf.
     F. divergence.]
     1. A receding from each other in moving from a common center;
        the state of being divergent; as, an angle is made by the
        divergence of straight lines.
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              Rays come to the eye in a state of divergency.
                                                    --??????.
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     2. Disagreement; difference.
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              Related with some divergence by other writers. --Sir
                                                    G. C. Lewis.
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divergency - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  divergency
      n 1: an infinite series that has no limit [syn: divergence,
           divergency] [ant: convergence, convergency]
      2: the act of moving away in different direction from a common
         point; "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight
         lines" [syn: divergence, divergency]