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convergence

/kənˈvɝd͡ʒəns/

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What does convergence mean?

noun

  1. The act of moving toward union or uniformity.
  2. A meeting place.
  3. The intersection of three electron beams for red, green and blue onto a single pixel in a CRT.
More meanings (6)

noun

  1. The process or property of approaching some limiting value; typically of an infinite series.
  2. The coordinated focusing of the eyes, especially at short range.
  3. The evolution of similar structures or traits in unrelated species in similar environments; convergent evolution.
  4. The hypothesis that poorer economies' per capita incomes tend to grow faster than richer economies.
  5. The merging of distinct technologies, industries, or devices into a unified whole.
  6. A zone where two prevailing wind flows meet and interact, resulting in distinctive weather conditions.

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IPA pronunciation

/kənˈvɝd͡ʒəns/

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Further, they are not a case of convergence, since their ancestry is not divergent but leads into the same stratum.
A. C. (Albert Charles) SewardDarwin and Modern ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #1909
The points of convergence seem to stand in some relation to those points in the embryo which are last closed in during development.
Charles DarwinThe Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to SexProject Gutenberg ebook #2300
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Perhaps it was the gift of Heaven—a happy convergence of natural laws.
Thomas HardyThe Return of the NativeProject Gutenberg ebook #122
Their diversity of source is as remarkable as their convergence of tendency.
H. G. (Herbert George) WellsGod, the Invisible KingProject Gutenberg ebook #1046
For he has paid nothing for that immense power which results from the union and harmony of laborers, and the convergence and simultaneousness of their efforts.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonWhat is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of GovernmentProject Gutenberg ebook #360