Associations to the word «Convergence»

Wiktionary

CONVERGENCE, noun. The act of moving toward union or uniformity.
CONVERGENCE, noun. A meeting place.
CONVERGENCE, noun. The intersection of three electron beams for red, green and blue onto a single pixel in a CRT.
CONVERGENCE, noun. (mathematics) The process of approaching some limiting value.
CONVERGENCE, noun. (physiology) The coordinated focusing of the eyes, especially at short range.
CONVERGENCE, noun. (biology) The evolution of similar structures or traits in unrelated species in similar environments; convergent evolution.
CONVERGENCE, noun. The merging of distinct technologies, industries, or devices into a unified whole.

Dictionary definition

CONVERGENCE, noun. The occurrence of two or more things coming together.
CONVERGENCE, noun. The approach of an infinite series to a finite limit.
CONVERGENCE, noun. A representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals".
CONVERGENCE, noun. The act of converging (coming closer).

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky