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| con·ver·gence [ kən vúrjənss ] (plural con·ver·genc·es) or con·ver·gen·cy [ kən vúrjənssee ] (plural con·ver·gen·cies) |
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1. coming together: a coming together from different directions, especially a uniting or merging of groups or tendencies that were originally opposed or very different
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2. mathematics condition of decreasing differences: the characteristic of a series or sequence of numbers in which the difference between each term and the following term decreases
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3. biology similar: the tendency of different species to develop similar characteristics in response to a set of environmental conditions
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4. meteorology meeting of air masses: the meeting of different air masses, often resulting in vertical air currents
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5. ophthalmology turning of eyes inward: the turning inward of both eyes in order to look at something nearer than the previous object viewed
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6. finance futures price move towards commodity price: the movement of the higher price of a futures contract toward the lower price of the underlying cash commodity as a contract nears its expiration date
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7. comput integration of IT services: automated mapping and integration of information technology environments available to a user
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  con·ver·gent adjective |
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