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Convergence   /kənvˈərdʒəns/   Listen
noun
Convergency, Convergence  n.  
1.
The condition or quality of converging; tendency to one point; the occurrence of two or more things coming together.
2.
(Math.) The approach of an infinite series to a finite limit.
Synonyms: convergency.
3.
A representation of common ground between theories or phenomena.
Synonyms: overlap, intersection.
4.
The act of converging (coming closer).
Synonyms: converging, convergency.
5.
(Biol.) 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. "The convergence or divergence of the rays falling on the pupil."






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Convergence" Quotes from Famous Books



... exterior to the individual consciousness because they are not derived from the individuals taken in isolation but from their convergence and union (concours).... Doubtless, in the elaboration of the common result, each (individual) bears his due share; but the private sentiments do not become social except by combining under the action of the forces sui generis which association develops. As a result of these combinations, ...
— Introduction to the Science of Sociology • Robert E. Park



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