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CONVERGENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of converging (coming closer)
Synonyms:
convergence; convergency; converging
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("convergence" is a kind of...):
connection; connexion; joining (the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "convergence"):
coming together; meeting; merging (the act of joining together as one)
Derivation:
converge (move or draw together at a certain location)
convergent (tending to come together from different directions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
Example:
there was no overlap between their proposals
Synonyms:
convergence; intersection; overlap
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("convergence" is a kind of...):
internal representation; mental representation; representation (a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "convergence"):
crossroads (a point where a choice must be made)
interface (the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The approach of an infinite series to a finite limit
Synonyms:
convergence; convergency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("convergence" is a kind of...):
series ((mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions)
Antonym:
divergence (an infinite series that has no limit)
Derivation:
converge (approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The occurrence of two or more things coming together
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("convergence" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "convergence"):
encounter; meeting (a casual or unexpected convergence)
Derivation:
converge (move or draw together at a certain location)
converge (be adjacent or come together)
convergent (tending to come together from different directions)
