The two research teams reached divergent conclusions from the same set of experimental data, prompting further investigation.
两个研究团队从同一组实验数据得出了大相径庭的结论，促使人们进一步调查。
Which choice best defines “divergent”?
A — Differing from each other or from a standard. “divergent” means differing from each other or from a standard.
Which word means “differing from each other or from a standard”?
A — divergent. “divergent” means differing from each other or from a standard.
divergent — differing from each other or from a standard. In Chinese: 分歧的，偏离的.
divergent is pronounced /dəˈvərjənt/.
The two research teams reached divergent conclusions from the same set of experimental data, prompting further investigation. (两个研究团队从同一组实验数据得出了大相径庭的结论，促使人们进一步调查。)
differing, dissimilar, disparate — all close in meaning to divergent (differing from each other or from a standard).
convergent, identical — each the opposite of divergent (differing from each other or from a standard).
Yes. divergent is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
di(apart) + verg(lean) + ent.