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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•ver•gence (kən vûr′jəns),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of converging.
- a convergent state or quality.
- the degree or point at which lines, objects, etc., converge.
- Ophthalmologya coordinated turning of the eyes to bear upon a near point.
- Physics
- the contraction of a vector field.
- a measure of this.
- Meteorologya net flow of air into a given region. Cf. divergence (def. 2).
- Biologysimilarity of form or structure caused by environment rather than heredity.
Also, con•ver′gen•cy (for defs. 1–3). - converg(ent) + -ence 1705–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: convergence /kənˈvɜːdʒəns/ n - Also called: convergency the act, degree, or a point of converging
- concurrence of opinions, results, etc
- the property or manner of approaching a finite limit, esp of an infinite series: conditional convergence
- the combining of different forms of electronic technology, such as data processing and word processing converging into information processing
Also called: convergent evolution the evolutionary development of a superficial resemblance between unrelated animals that occupy a similar environment, as in the evolution of wings in birds and bats
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