convergence

Collocations

3

ADJ.

north, steady

The steady convergence of technology and healthcare has transformed how doctors treat patients.

CONVERGENCE + NOUN

diversity, rivers, west

The convergence of rivers at this point creates a powerful current.

PREP.

in

The two companies found success in convergence of their technology and marketing strategies.

Definitions

noun

1

The act of moving toward union or uniformity.

In that sense there has been, and there will be, a steady convergence of the West and the East, including China. Every factory built in some isolated Chinese town reduces the time, the cultural, the economic, and the social gap between, let us say, Chikurting and Chicago. But the question is, does it reduce the political difference?

2

A meeting place.

We built a homestead at the convergence of two rivers

3

The intersection of three electron beams for red, green and blue onto a single pixel in a CRT.

4

The process or property of approaching some limiting value; typically of an infinite series.

5

The coordinated focusing of the eyes, especially at short range.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of converging (coming closer)

converging
convergency

noun — a representation of common ground between theories or phenom

noun — the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit

convergency

Antonyms

divergence
divergency

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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In that sense there has been, and there will be, a steady convergence of the West and the East, including China. Every factory built in some isolated Chinese town reduces the time, the cultural, the e

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02

We built a homestead at the convergence of two rivers

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03

If you are a First Nations fan, maybe read the article "Bella Coola and North Wakashan: Convergence and diversity in the Northwest Coast Sprachbund."

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