01 n. The condition or quality of converging; tendency to one point; the occurrence of two or more things coming together.
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The condition or quality of converging; tendency to one point; the occurrence of two or more things coming together.
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2.
the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit.(Math.)
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a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena.
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the act of converging (coming closer).
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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.(Biol.)“The convergence or divergence of the rays falling on the pupil.” — Berkeley.
Syn.
convergency. — Syn. -- overlap, intersection. — Syn. -- converging, convergency.