The difference between Diverse and Manifold

Diverse as an adjective:

Consisting of many different elements; various.

Diverse as an adjective:

Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.

Diverse as an adjective:

Capable of various forms; multiform.

Diverse as an adjective:

Containing people groups that are minorities in a given area

Diverse as an adjective:

Belonging to a minority group

Diverse as an adverb:

In different directions; diversely.

Manifold as a noun (now historical):

A copy made by the manifold writing process.

Manifold as a noun (mechanics):

A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs or outputs.

Manifold as a noun (US, regional, in the plural):

The third stomach of a ruminant animal, an omasum.

Manifold as a noun (mathematics):

A topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space \mathbb{R}^n and is Hausdorff.

Manifold as a noun (computer graphics):

A polygon mesh representing the continuous, closed surface of a solid object

Manifold as an adjective:

Various in kind or quality; diverse.

Manifold as an adjective:

Many in number, numerous; multiple, multiplied.

Manifold as an adjective:

Complicated.

Manifold as an adjective:

Exhibited at diverse times or in various ways.

Manifold as an adverb:

Many times; repeatedly.

Manifold as a verb (transitive):

To make manifold; multiply.

Manifold as a verb (transitive, printing):

To multiply or reproduce impressions of by a single operation.