Convergence

Quick meaning: Convergence is a noun meaning The act of moving toward union or uniformity.

Meaning

The act of moving toward union or uniformity.

More Meanings

1. A meeting place.
2. The intersection of three electron beams for red, green and blue onto a single pixel in a CRT.
3. (mathematics) The process or property of approaching some limiting value; typically of an infinite series.
4. (physiology) The coordinated focusing of the eyes, especially at short range.
5. (biology) The evolution of similar structures or traits in unrelated species in similar environments; convergent evolution.
6. (economics) The hypothesis that poorer economies' per capita incomes tend to grow faster than richer economies.
7. The merging of distinct technologies, industries, or devices into a unified whole.

Example Sentences

We built a homestead at the convergence of two rivers

In that sense there has been, and there will be, a steady convergence of the West and the East, including China. Every factory built in some isolated Chinese town reduces the time, the cultural, the economic, and the social gap between, let us say, Chikurting and Chicago. But the question is, does it reduce the political difference?

Word Forms

• convergences

Synonyms for convergence

Depending on context, synonyms include convergency, intersection, overlap, converging.

Antonyms for convergence

Common opposites include divergence, divergency.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include converging, convergency, overlap, intersection, convergent, combination.

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