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div

1 American  
  1. Mathematics, Mechanics. divergence.

  2. Music. divisi.


div. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. divide.

  2. divided.

  3. dividend.

  4. division.

  5. divisor.

  6. divorced.


Div. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. divine.

  2. divinity.


div 1 British  
/ dɪv /

noun

  1. maths short for divergence

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

div 2 British  
/ dɪv /

noun

  1. slang:prison a stupid or foolish person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of div

C20: probably shortened and changed from deviant

Example Sentences

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On the other hand, the sum of div FΔV over all the small boxes approximating E is the sum of the fluxes over all these boxes.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

If F is a constant vector field then div F = 0.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Looks like Rangers will have company in the 3rd div soon.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2012

Mortgages, marriage, fatherhood: none of them stopped me essentially feeling like the same clueless div I was at 17.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2012

"A declare to God A div," said Weelyum, with equal solemnity, and he nodded with alarmed sapience across his beer jug.

From The House with the Green Shutters by Brown, George Douglas

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