the operator which maps a function F=(F1, ... Fn) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the number \sum_{i=1}^n \frac{\partial F_i}{\partial x_i}
A divergence is a difference between two or more things, attitudes, or opinions. There's a substantial divergence of opinion within the party convergence. In mathematics, a differential operator applied to a three-dimensional vector-valued function. The result is a function that describes a rate of change. The divergence of a vector v is given by
{i} branching off, deviation; monitor problem in which the primary colors spread around each pixel (Computers); condition in which the eyes are pointed outward (Ophthalmology)
A scientific term to discuss the property of a light source that describes how the light beam spreads (diverges) as it travels through space
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"
a statistical measure of distance between two or more signatures Divergence can be calculated for any combination of bands that will be used in the classification; bands that diminish the results of the classification can be ruled out
the act of moving away in different direction from a common point; "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines"
An iterative method is said to diverge if it does not converge in a reasonable number of iterations, or if some measure of the error grows unacceptably However, growth of the error as such is no sign of divergence: a method with irregular convergence behavior may ultimately converge, even though the error grows during some iterations
A horizontal flow of water, in different directions, from a common centre, line or area; often associated with upwelling
(of velocity) the resultant rate of stretching of a fluid as given by the sum of the longitudinal gradients of the three components of flow velocity In meteorology it usually refers in particular to the stretching components of air in the local horizontal
Simultaneous turning out of both eyes to keep sight of an object as it moves farther from the eyes
The expansion or spreading out of a vector field; usually said of horizontal winds It is the opposite of convergence Divergence at upper levels of the atmosphere enhances upward motion, and hence the potential for thunderstorm development (if other factors also are favorable)
When a wave separates creating two waves, the wave height of each wave will decrease as the distance between them increases Decreased wave heights will also occur as the depth of water in which they are travelling increases The opposite of CONVERGENCE