divergence vs leeway

divergence and leeway both are nouns.

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

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

divergence: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
leeway: a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits

Other hyponyms of divergence include allowance, margin, tolerance.

divergence (noun)	leeway (noun)
the act of moving away in different direction from a common point	a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions	(of a ship or plane) sideways drift
an infinite series that has no limit
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm