divergence vs discrepancy

divergence and discrepancy both are nouns.

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

As nouns, divergence and discrepancy are synonyms defined as:

divergence and discrepancy: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

Other synonyms of divergence include disagreement, variance.

As nouns, discrepancy is a hyponym of divergence; that is, discrepancy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than divergence:

divergence: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
discrepancy: an event that departs from expectations

Other hyponyms of divergence include variance, variant, driftage, flection, flexion, inflection.

divergence (noun)	discrepancy (noun)
the act of moving away in different direction from a common point	a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions	an event that departs from expectations
an infinite series that has no limit
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

divergence vs discrepancy

divergence and discrepancy both are nouns.

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