divergency

English

Etymology

From New Latin divergentia, corresponding to divergence +‎ -ency.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒənsi

Noun

divergency (countable and uncountable, plural divergencies)

1. (uncountable) The state of being divergent
2. (countable) A divergence.
   • 1931, Hart Crane, letter, 13 June:

     I am so sympathetic to her attitudes, reactions and general thesis as not to care to court divergencies of opinion.

Derived terms

• stereodivergency