Divergence (disambiguation)

 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
 * Ultraviolet divergence, due to contributions of objects with very high energy

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