divergence
/daɪˈvɜːdʒəns/noun
mass noun
1
- the process or state of diverging差异, 不同：
the divergence between primates and other groups.
灵长类和其他类别的差异。
1.1
- count noun a difference or conflict in opinions, interests, wishes, etc.（观点、利益或愿望的）差异; 分歧：
a fundamental divergence of attitude.
态度的截然不同。
1.2
- count noun a place where airflows or ocean currents diverge, typically marked by downwelling (of air) or upwelling (of water)（气流或洋流的）分开处。
2
- Mathematics the scalar product of the operator del and a given vector, which gives a measure of the quantity of flux emanating from any point of the vector field or the rate of loss of mass, heat, etc., from it【数】发散。