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divergence

di.ver.gence \-'v*r-j*n(t)s\ n 1a: a drawing apart (as of lines extending 
   from a common center)  1b: DIFFERENCE, DISAGREEMENT  1c: the acquisition of 
   dissimilar characters by related organisms in unlike  environments 2: a 
   deviation from a course or standard