Divergence
Pronunciation : Di*ver"gence, Di*ver"gen*cy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. divergence.]
Definition : 1. A receding from each other in moving from a common center; the state of being divergent; as, an angle is made by the divergence of straight lines. Rays come to the eye in a state of divergency.
2. Disagreement; difference. Related with some divergence by other writers. Sir G. C. Lewis.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913