convergence

English

Etymology

converge +‎ -ence (after Latin convergentia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəns/, /kɒnˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒəns/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒəns

Noun

convergence (countable and uncountable, plural convergences)

1. The act of moving toward union or uniformity.
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. (mathematics) The process of approaching some limiting value.
5. (physiology) The coordinated focusing of the eyes, especially at short range.
6. (biology) The evolution of similar structures or traits in unrelated species in similar environments; convergent evolution.
7. (economics) The hypothesis that poorer economies' per capita incomes tend to grow faster than richer economies.
8. The merging of distinct technologies, industries, or devices into a unified whole.

Synonyms

• convergency

Antonyms

• divergence, divergency

Derived terms

• Antarctic convergence
• convergence box
• domain of convergence
• enantioconvergence
• hyperconvergence
• intertropical convergence zone
• nonconvergence
• reconvergence
• stereoconvergence
• superconvergence
• time-space convergence
• unconvergence
• uniform convergence

 

Related terms

• converge
• convergent

Translations

the act of converging

• Bulgarian: среща (bg) f (srešta), събиране (bg) n (sǎbirane)
• Catalan: convergència f
• Czech: konvergence f, sbližování n, přibližování n
• Esperanto: konverĝo
• Finnish: läheneminen (fi), konvergenssi (fi)
• German: Konvergenz (de) f
• Greek: σύγκλιση (el) f (sýgklisi)

• Italian: convergenza (it) f
• Maori: pūtahitanga, ūngututanga
• Norwegian: sammenfall
• Polish: konwergencja (pl) f
• Portuguese: convergência (pt) f
• Romanian: convergență (ro) f
• Russian: конвергенция (ru) f (konvergencija), схождение (ru) n (sxoždenije), сближение (ru) n (sbliženije)
• Spanish: convergencia (es) f
• Swedish: konvergens (sv) c

a meeting place

• Finnish: kohtaamispaikka (fi)

• Portuguese: convergência (pt) f

the intersection of three electron beams

• Finnish: konvergenssi (fi)

the process of approaching some limiting value

• Bulgarian: сходимост f (shodimost)
• Czech: konvergence f
• Finnish: suppeneminen
• German: Konvergenz (de) f
• Icelandic: samleitni f
• Italian: convergenza (it) f
• Japanese: 収束 (ja) (しゅうそく, shūsoku)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: konvergens m

  Nynorsk: konvergens m

• Polish: zbieżność (pl) f
• Portuguese: convergência (pt) f
• Romanian: convergență (ro)
• Russian: сходимость (ru) f (sxodimostʹ)
• Swedish: konvergens (sv) c

economic concept

• Polish: konwergencja (pl) f

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French

Etymology

From Latin convergentia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

convergence f (plural convergences)

1. convergence

Further reading

• “convergence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.