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convergent
con·ver·gence C0614200 (kən-vûr′jəns)n.1. The act, condition, quality, or fact of converging.2. Mathematics The property or manner of approaching a limit, such as a point, line, function, or value.3. The point of converging; a meeting place: a town at the convergence of two rivers.4. Physiology The coordinated turning of the eyes inward to focus on an object at close range.5. Biology The adaptive evolution of superficially similar structures, such as the wings of birds and insects, in unrelated species subjected to similar environments. Also called convergent evolution.
con·ver′gent adj.convergent (kənˈvɜːdʒənt) adj1. (of two or more lines, paths, etc) moving towards or meeting at some common point2. (of forces, ideas, etc) tending towards the same result; merging3. (Mathematics) maths (of an infinite series) having a finite limitcon•ver•gent (kənˈvɜr dʒənt)
adj. characterized by convergence; tending to come together; merging. [1720–30; < Late Latin] con•ver′gent•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | convergent - tending to come together from different directionsoblique - slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"diverging, divergent - tending to move apart in different directions |
Translationsconverge (kənˈvəːdʒ) verb to (cause to) move towards or meet at one point. The roads converge in the centre of town. 會合 会聚conˈvergence noun 會合 会聚conˈvergent adjective 會合的 会聚的convergent
convergent[kən′vər·jənt] (mathematics) One of the continued fractions that is obtained from a given continued fraction by terminating after a finite number of terms. convergent
con·ver·gent (kon-ver'jent), Tending toward a common point.con·ver·gent (kŏn-vĕr'jĕnt) Tending toward a common point. convergent (kŏn-vĕr′jĕnt) Tending toward a common point.FinancialSeeConvergenceconvergent
Related to convergent: convergent thinking, Convergent Technologies, Convergent sequence, Convergent seriesAntonyms for convergentadj tending to come together from different directionsRelated WordsAntonyms |