Convex mirror is also known as a divergent mirror.

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A convex mirror is a divergent mirror and a concave mirror is a convergent mirror.

Convex mirrors are called diverging mirrors because they diverge rays of light that hit them and form a virtual image.

Concave mirrors are called converging mirrors because they bring incoming parallel rays together and cause these rays to converge.

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