Convergence

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  • noun. The act, condition, quality, or fact of converging.
  • noun. The property or manner of approaching a limit, such as a point, line, function, or value.
  • noun. The point of converging; a meeting place.
  • noun. The coordinated turning of the eyes inward to focus on an object at close range.
  • noun. The adaptive evolution of superficially similar structures, such as the wings of birds and insects, in unrelated species subjected to similar environments.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The character or fact of converging; tendency to one point; the fact of meeting in a point.
  • noun. In mathematics: The gradual and indefinite approximation of the sum of an infinite series toward a finite value. The scalar part of the result of performing upon any vector function the operation
  • noun. It is so called because, if the vector function be considered as representing the velocity and direction of a flowing fluid, the surface integral of this function over a closed surface, or the flow inward through that surface, is equal to the volume integral of the convergence within the surface. See curl.
  • noun. In biology, the manifestation of a tendency, among allied or diverse groups of organisms, to assume series of modifications by the same methods or along parallel lines, and with somewhat similar results.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The condition or quality of converging; tendency to one point; the occurrence of two or more things coming together.
  • noun. the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit.
  • noun. a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena.
  • noun. the act of converging (coming closer).
  • noun. a similarity of form or function in two or more organisms caused by evolutionary adaptations to a similarity in the environment, rather than to a common heredity.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of moving toward union or uniformity.
  • noun. A meeting place.
  • noun. The intersection of three electron beams for red, green and blue onto a single pixel in a CRT.
  • noun. The process of approaching some limiting value.
  • noun. The coordinated focusing of the eyes, especially at short range.
  • noun. The evolution of similar structures or traits in unrelated species in similar environments; convergent evolution.
  • noun. The merging of distinct technologies, industries, or devices into a unified whole.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of converging (coming closer)
  • noun. a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
  • noun. the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit
  • noun. the occurrence of two or more things coming together
  • Word Usage
    "Dan Neil test drives the all-new Hyundai Elantra, which he calls a convergence of engineering, style and value."
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