Hypertext Webster Gateway: "convergence"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Convergence \Con*ver"gence\, Convergency \Con*ver"gen*cy\, n.
[Cf. F. convergence.]
The condition or quality of converging; tendency to one
point.
The convergence or divergence of the rays falling on
the pupil. --Berkeley.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
convergence
n 1: the occurrence of two or more things coming together
2: the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit [syn: {convergency}]
[ant: {divergence}, {divergence}]
3: a representation of common ground between theories or
phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"
[syn: {overlap}, {intersection}]
4: the act of converging (coming closer) [syn: {converging}, {convergency}]
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