Divergent
Moving away separately
Divergent means moving apart or developing in different directions.
Lines diverge when they extend away from a common point.
Opinions diverge when people disagree: Our views diverge on this issue.
Divergent thinking explores multiple solutions rather than converging on one answer.
Something divergent departs from a standard or norm: divergent interpretations of the law.
Formation of distinct species
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- analogousComparable in certain respects
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- DarwinBritish naturalist, species theorist
natural selection · lineage · species · traits · phylogenetic · radiation · isolation · differentiation
Dividing into branches
- splittingDividing into parts
- radiatingSending out from center
- spreadingExtending over space
- separatingDividing into parts
bifurcating · fanning out · parting · tributaries · delta · ramifying · offshoots · veering
Producing original ideas
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- lateralOf the side
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
- originalFirst or inventive
brainstorming · ideation · nonlinear · freeform · generative · expansive · exploratory · imaginative
Ordered set of related items
- infiniteHaving no bounds
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- calculusMathematical analysis system
integral · summation · unbounded · asymptotic · harmonic · mathematical · analysis · theorem
Being unlike another
- deviatingDeparting from standard
- varyingChanging in degree
- departingIn process of leaving
- contrastingShowing striking differences
dissimilar · disparate · distinct · separate · unlike · incompatible · conflicting · disagreeing
speciation
Formation of distinct species
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- analogousComparable in certain respects
- parallelEquidistant at all points
Darwin · natural selection · lineage · species · traits · phylogenetic · radiation · isolation · differentiation · morphology
forking
Dividing into branches
separating · bifurcating · fanning out · parting · tributaries · delta · ramifying · offshoots · veering · dispersing
creative
Producing original ideas
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- lateralOf the side
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
original · brainstorming · ideation · nonlinear · freeform · generative · expansive · exploratory · imaginative · unorthodox
series
Ordered set of related items
calculus · integral · summation · unbounded · asymptotic · harmonic · mathematical · analysis · theorem · function
differing
Being unlike another
contrasting · dissimilar · disparate · distinct · separate · unlike · incompatible · conflicting · disagreeing · discordant
- booksnovel, textbooks, study guides, book, paperback
- 2014 FilmsInterstellar, Gone Girl, Birdman, The Grand Budapest Hotel, John Wick
- Adapted NovelsHarry Potter, The Hunger Games, Twilight, Jurassic Park, The Lord of the Rings
- Dystopia1984, Nineteen Eighty-Four, dystopian fiction, totalitarianism, Brave New World
- Lionsgate FilmsHunger Games, Twilight, John Wick, La La Land, Knives Out
- TrilogiesLord of the Rings, Star Wars, Matrix, Back to the Future, Dark Knight
Divergentconvergent
Tending toward union
converging · meeting · parallel · intersecting · merging
Divergentconvergent
Tending toward union
agreeing · concordant · aligned · harmonious · congruent
Divergentconvergent
Tending toward union
unifying · consolidating · coalescing · centralizing · integrating
- divergent thinkingProducing varied ideas freely
- divergent timelineAlternate sequence of events
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