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convergence

con·ver·gence

UK/kənˈvɜːd͡ʒəns/ US/kɒnˈvɜːd͡ʒəns/ uncommon

noun

1.

the occurrence of two or more things coming together

2.

the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit

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3.

a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena

  • “there was no overlap between their proposals”

Origin

From converge + -ence (after Latin convergentia).

Phrases

  • Antarctic convergence
  • convergence box
  • domain of convergence
  • intertropical convergence zone
  • monotone convergence theorem
  • radius of convergence
  • time-space convergence
  • uniform convergence

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