Meaning

• (of lines or paths) To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.

• (of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.

  "Both stories start out the same way, but they diverge halfway through."

• (of a line or path) To separate, to tend into a different direction (from another line or path).

  "The sidewalk runs next to the street for a few miles, then diverges from it and turns north."

• (of an interest, opinion, or anything else) To become different, to separate (from another line or path).

  "The software is pretty good, except for a few cases where its behavior diverges from user expectations."

• (of a sequence, series, or function) Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.