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Divergence is a mathematical function that associates a scalar with every point of a vector field.

Divergence, divergent, or variants of the word, may also refer to:

• Divergence (computer science), a computation which does not terminate (or terminates in an exceptional state)
• Divergence, the defining property of divergent series; series that do not converge to a finite limit
• Divergence, a result of instability of a dynamical system in stability theory

• Divergence (statistics), 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

• Divergence (eye), the simultaneous outward movement of both eyes away from each other
• Divergence (optics), the angle formed between spreading rays of light
  • Beam divergence, the half-angle of the cone formed by a beam of light as it propagates and spreads out
• Divergence problem, an anomaly between the instrumental record and temperatures calculated using some tree ring proxies
• Divergent boundary, a linear feature that exists between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
• Evolutionary divergence, the accumulation of differences between populations of closely related species
• Genetic divergence, the process in which two or more populations of an ancestral species accumulate independent genetic changes
• Infrared divergence, due to contributions of objects with low energy
• Ultraviolet divergence, due to contributions of objects with very high energy

• Divergent (book series), a series of young adult science fiction adventure novels by Veronica Roth, published between 2011 and 2018
  • Divergent (novel), the first novel in the series, 2011
  • The Divergent Series, a film trilogy based on the novels, released 2014–16
    • Divergent (film), the 2014 film based on the novel
      • Divergent (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 2014 film

• Divergence (novel), a 1991 novel by Charles Sheffield
• Divergence, a 2007 novel by Tony Ballantyne

• Diverge (film), a 2016 American sci-fi film

• Divergence (film), a 2005 film from Hong Kong

• Diverged (The Walking Dead), an episode of the television series The Walking Dead

• "Divergence" (Star Trek: Enterprise), a fourth-season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise

• Divergence (album), a 1972 album by Solution

• Convergence (disambiguation)

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