Thesaurus / divergence

divergence

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This divergence has provoked some economists to argue the Gini should be put back in its bottle, while others defend its continued use.

It’s another indicator of the divergence in how the downturn has been experienced in the country.

Key physical and cultural milestones in modern human evolution, including genetic divergence of ethnic groups.

The divergence came to a head quickly, during the overhaul of NAFTA, which Lighthizer conducted at warp speed for a trade agreement.

Of course, there is also divergence in moral views, and it’s a challenge for any believer in objective value to explain this.

Practically there is a divergence when their clothing begins to differ, but this is merely artificial.

A divergence is the spreading apart of two lines which have been running parallel or nearly parallel.

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Here comes the point of divergence; the fittest from among organisms whose variations arise mainly through use and disuse?

Yet the divergence of these Nonjurors from the National Church was, after all, far more apparent than real.

In an earlier chapter we dealt with the divergence of that play from the English Senecan school of tragedy.

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