divergent series

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divergent series - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Divergent \Di*ver"gent\, a. [Cf. F. divergent. See Diverge.]
     1. Receding farther and farther from each other, as lines
        radiating from one point; deviating gradually from a given
        direction; -- opposed to convergent.
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     2. (Optics) Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens.
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     3. Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a
        divergent statement.
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     Divergent series. (Math.) See Diverging series, under
        Diverging.
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