Sunday, November 25, 2012

8-1 Divergent

8-1 Divergent

Noun1.divergent thinking - thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity
creative thinking, creativeness, creativity - the ability to create
cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought - the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"
convergent thinking - thinking that brings together information focused on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution)
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
 
I found this word in our readings and though again I am familiar with this word, I always doubt if I truly know the meaning of it in a particular situation.  I think that the picture diagrams really helped me see its meaning. It also helped me to see its opposite meaning (antonym) convergent.    

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