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:
Mathematics
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
Statistics 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
Science 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 Point of divergence in the study of counterfactual and alternate history Ultraviolet divergence, due to contributions of objects with very high energy
Arts Multimedia 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
Books Divergence (novel), a 1991 novel by Charles Sheffield Divergence, a 2007 novel by Tony Ballantyne
Film Diverge (film), a 2016 American sci-fi film Divergence (film), a 2005 film from Hong Kong
Television
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 Music Divergence (album), a 1972 album by Solution
See also Diverging color scheme, for coloring data with a minimum, maximum, and center value Convergence (disambiguation)