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CONVERGENCY
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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 ("convergency" 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 "convergency"):
coming together; meeting; merging (the act of joining together as one)
Derivation:
converge (move or draw together at a certain location)
converge (be adjacent or come together)
convergent (tending to come together from different directions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The approach of an infinite series to a finite limit
Synonyms:
convergence; convergency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("convergency" is a kind of...):
series ((mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions)
Antonym:
divergency (an infinite series that has no limit)
Derivation:
converge (approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit)
