divergence vs difference

divergence and difference both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
divergence	Yes	No	No	No
difference	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, difference is a hypernym of divergence; that is, difference is a word with a broader meaning than divergence:

As nouns, divergence and difference are synonyms defined as:

divergence and difference: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

Other synonyms of divergence include departure, deviation.

divergence (noun)	difference (noun)
the act of moving away in different direction from a common point	the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions	a disagreement or argument about something important
an infinite series that has no limit	a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm	the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
	a significant change