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Convergence   /kənvˈərdʒəns/   Listen
Convergence

noun
1.
The occurrence of two or more things coming together.
2.
The approach of an infinite series to a finite limit.  Synonym: convergency.
3.
A representation of common ground between theories or phenomena.  Synonyms: intersection, overlap.
4.
The act of converging (coming closer).  Synonyms: convergency, converging.





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"Convergence" Quotes from Famous Books



... into the form of a parabola, to the end that the impact of the screw on the particles of the water may cause them to converge to a focus, as the rays of light would do in a parabolic reflector. But this particular configuration is not important, seeing that the same convergence which is given to the particles of the water, with a screw of uniform pitch bent back into the form of a parabola, will be given with a screw bent back into the form of a triangle, if the pitch be suitably varied between the centre ...
— A Catechism of the Steam Engine • John Bourne
... chromatic aberration is called achromatic. The principle upon which its construction depends is that by combining lenses of different dispersive power the separation of the spectral colors in the image can be corrected while the convergence of the rays of light toward a focus is not destroyed. Flint glass effects a greater dispersion than crown glass nearly in the ratio of three to two. The chromatic combination consists of a convex lens of crown backed by a concave, or plano-concave, lens of flint. When these two lenses ...
— Pleasures of the telescope • Garrett Serviss


Words linked to "Convergence" :   convergent, occurrent, connexion, happening, encounter, representation, connection, converge, convergency, intersection, mental representation, divergency, natural event, merging, interface, coming together, internal representation, overlap, series, joining, divergence, occurrence, meeting, crossroads


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