In other words Mina, any slight variance is a Divergence. A Dichotomy is the complete opposite of something. An example of a Dichotomy would be Good & Evil, or Male & Female, or Hot & Cold or Positive and Negative, or Natural & Supernatural. Only a slight variation, as well as a great variance, would qualify as a Divergence. .

DICHOTOMY = is a division into two parts, kinds, etc. or even a subdivision into halves or pairs. It is also the division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups. Example = This book discusses the dichotomy between Chinese and Japanese cultures. Dichotomy is when there are two sides to something. i.e. gun rights, abortion rights, etc. DIVERGENCE = is the act, fact, or amount of diverging, separating or deviating. It is also the total amount of flux escaping an infinitesimal volume at a point in a vector field, as the net flow of air from a given region (this is more a physics/meteorology definition) Example = Although they researched the project together, their conclusions were a divergence of opinion. Divergence is when two (or more) things go different ways, the divergence of a friendship, a company diverging because each owner wants to take it in a different directions and thus they split the company. I hope these definitions and examples give you a better understanding and answer your questions. ~Samantha :)

Dichotomy: means "Division/splitting into two entities" Divergence: means "deviation"