divergence

n. १ (a drawing apart– as of lines extending from a common centre–the term denotes deviation of two or more thing which from a common meeting point proceed in different directions– opposed to convergence) अपसरण (न.) (short for केंद्रापसरण; अप = away, off; सृ = to move) cf. aberration २ (the state or condition of being diverged) अपसृति (स्त्री.)