Another word for divergency

The condition of being unlike or dissimilar

• unlikeness

  1. The quality or condition of being unlike.
  2. An instance of unlikeness; a difference.

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  1. The quality or condition of being unlike.
  2. An instance of unlikeness; a difference.

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• divergence

  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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• divarication

  1. The act of divaricating.
  2. The condition of being divaricate.
  3. A divergence of opinion.

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  1. The act of divaricating.
  2. The condition of being divaricate.
  3. A divergence of opinion.

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• distinction

  1. The act of distinguishing; differentiation:
  2. The condition or fact of being dissimilar or distinct; difference:
  3. A distinguishing factor, attribute, or characteristic:

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  1. The act of distinguishing; differentiation:
  2. The condition or fact of being dissimilar or distinct; difference:
  3. A distinguishing factor, attribute, or characteristic:

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• dissimilitude

  1. Lack of resemblance; dissimilarity.

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  1. Lack of resemblance; dissimilarity.

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• dissimilarity

  1. The quality of being distinct or unlike; difference.
  2. A point of distinction or difference.

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  1. The quality of being distinct or unlike; difference.
  2. A point of distinction or difference.

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• disparity

  1. The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree; difference:
  2. Unlikeness; incongruity.

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  1. The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree; difference:
  2. Unlikeness; incongruity.

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• discrepancy

  1. Divergence or disagreement, as between facts or claims; difference.
  2. An instance of divergence or disagreement.

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  1. Divergence or disagreement, as between facts or claims; difference.
  2. An instance of divergence or disagreement.

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• discrepance

  1. Archaic form of discrepancy.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. Archaic form of discrepancy.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• difference

  1. The quality or condition of being unlike or dissimilar.
  2. An instance of disparity or unlikeness:
  3. A degree or amount by which things differ:

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  1. The quality or condition of being unlike or dissimilar.
  2. An instance of disparity or unlikeness:
  3. A degree or amount by which things differ:

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A departing from what is prescribed

• diversion

  1. The act or an instance of diverting or turning aside; deviation.
  2. Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains.
  3. A maneuver that draws the attention of an opponent away from a planned point of action, especially as part of military strategy.

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  1. The act or an instance of diverting or turning aside; deviation.
  2. Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains.
  3. A maneuver that draws the attention of an opponent away from a planned point of action, especially as part of military strategy.

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• divergence

  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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• deviation

  1. The act of deviating or turning aside.
  2. An instance of this:
  3. Divergence from an accepted idea, policy, or norm of behavior:

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  1. The act of deviating or turning aside.
  2. An instance of this:
  3. Divergence from an accepted idea, policy, or norm of behavior:

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• departure

  1. The act of leaving.
  2. A starting out, as on a trip or a new course of action.
  3. A divergence or deviation, as from an established rule, plan, or procedure:

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  1. The act of leaving.
  2. A starting out, as on a trip or a new course of action.
  3. A divergence or deviation, as from an established rule, plan, or procedure:

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• aberration

  1. A deviation from what is considered proper or normal.
  2. A departure from what is typical:
  3. A disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state.

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  1. A deviation from what is considered proper or normal.
  2. A departure from what is typical:
  3. A disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state.

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An instance of digressing

• tangent

  1. A line, curve, or surface meeting another line, curve, or surface at a common point and sharing a common tangent line or tangent plane at that point.
  2. The trigonometric function of an acute angle in a right triangle that is the ratio of the length of the side opposite the angle to the length of the side adjacent to the angle.
  3. A sudden digression or change of course:

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  1. A line, curve, or surface meeting another line, curve, or surface at a common point and sharing a common tangent line or tangent plane at that point.
  2. The trigonometric function of an acute angle in a right triangle that is the ratio of the length of the side opposite the angle to the length of the side adjacent to the angle.
  3. A sudden digression or change of course:

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• parenthesis

  1. Either or both of the upright curved lines, ( ), used to mark off explanatory or qualifying remarks in writing or printing or enclose a sum, product, or other expression considered or treated as a collective entity in a mathematical operation.
  2. A qualifying or amplifying word, phrase, or sentence inserted within written matter in such a way as to be independent of the surrounding grammatical structure.
  3. A comment departing from the theme of discourse; a digression.

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  1. Either or both of the upright curved lines, ( ), used to mark off explanatory or qualifying remarks in writing or printing or enclose a sum, product, or other expression considered or treated as a collective entity in a mathematical operation.
  2. A qualifying or amplifying word, phrase, or sentence inserted within written matter in such a way as to be independent of the surrounding grammatical structure.
  3. A comment departing from the theme of discourse; a digression.

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• irrelevancy

  1. Irrelevance.

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  1. Irrelevance.

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• excursus

  1. A lengthy, appended exposition of a topic or point.
  2. A digression.

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  1. A lengthy, appended exposition of a topic or point.
  2. A digression.

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• excursion

  1. A usually short journey made for pleasure; an outing.
  2. A roundtrip in a passenger vehicle at a special low fare.
  3. A group taking a short pleasure trip together.

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  1. A usually short journey made for pleasure; an outing.
  2. A roundtrip in a passenger vehicle at a special low fare.
  3. A group taking a short pleasure trip together.

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• divergence

  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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• divagation

  1. straying off from a course or way

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  1. straying off from a course or way

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• digression

  1. The act of digressing.
  2. An instance of digressing, especially a written or spoken passage that has no bearing on the main subject.

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  1. The act of digressing.
  2. An instance of digressing, especially a written or spoken passage that has no bearing on the main subject.

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• deviation

  1. The act of deviating or turning aside.
  2. An instance of this:
  3. Divergence from an accepted idea, policy, or norm of behavior:

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  1. The act of deviating or turning aside.
  2. An instance of this:
  3. Divergence from an accepted idea, policy, or norm of behavior:

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• aside

  1. To or toward the side:
  2. Out of one's thoughts or mind:
  3. Apart:

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  1. To or toward the side:
  2. Out of one's thoughts or mind:
  3. Apart:

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The condition of being divided, as in opinion

• schism

  1. A separation or division into factions:
  2. A formal breach of union within a religious body, especially a Christian church.
  3. The offense of attempting to produce such a breach.

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  1. A separation or division into factions:
  2. A formal breach of union within a religious body, especially a Christian church.
  3. The offense of attempting to produce such a breach.

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• division

  1. The act or process of dividing.
  2. The state of having been divided.
  3. The operation of determining how many times one quantity is contained in another; the inverse of multiplication.

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  1. The act or process of dividing.
  2. The state of having been divided.
  3. The operation of determining how many times one quantity is contained in another; the inverse of multiplication.

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• divergence

  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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• disunity

  1. Lack of unity.

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  1. Lack of unity.

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• disunion

  1. The state of being disunited; separation.
  2. Lack of unity; discord.

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  1. The state of being disunited; separation.
  2. Lack of unity; discord.

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