Timeline for Noun for the event of something splitting in two directions
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| Aug 25, 2016 at 15:07 | comment | added | Chris Petheram | @Fiksdal Diverge really just means to spread out. If you think about light or liquid you could get some quantity going in every direction between the two extremes. A split would more likely be in a solid, and suggests there is a clear gap of no material in between two or more parts. In your example, different philosophers might have subtly different opinions on a range of issues. A philosophical split would be more dogmatic, and would suggest two distinct schools of thought, with little or no room for compromise on most key issues. | |
| Aug 25, 2016 at 12:37 | comment | added | barbara beeton | This, unlike most of the other suggestions, doesn't rule out the possibility that the resulting parts could get back together again, or converge. So if the split isn't definitely permanent, this would be a very good choice, with a useful distinction. | |
| Aug 24, 2016 at 23:54 | comment | added | Alan Carmack | Never used or seen divergency used. | |
| Aug 24, 2016 at 13:53 | comment | added | Fiksdal | @ChrisPetheram Interesting, could you elaborate? | |
| Aug 24, 2016 at 13:51 | comment | added | Chris Petheram | Note that split usually implies separation into discrete streams, while divergence can mean separation into a continuous range. | |
| Aug 24, 2016 at 13:42 | comment | added | EllieK | Diverge is a good choice. | |
| Aug 24, 2016 at 12:40 | comment | added | Marc Gravell | @MorganFR or simply "divide" | |
| Aug 24, 2016 at 9:38 | history | edited | Fiksdal | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 24, 2016 at 9:16 | comment | added | MorganFR | If you wanna go the extra mile, you can also use "divergency". | |
| Aug 24, 2016 at 9:14 | history | answered | Fiksdal | CC BY-SA 3.0 |