convergence

IPA: kʌnvˈɝdʒʌns

The act of moving toward union or uniformity.
A meeting place.
The intersection of three electron beams for red, green and blue onto a single pixel in a CRT.
(mathematics) The process or property of approaching some limiting value.
(physiology) The coordinated focusing of the eyes, especially at short range.
(biology) The evolution of similar structures or traits in unrelated species in similar environments; convergent evolution.
(economics) The hypothesis that poorer economies' per capita incomes tend to grow faster than richer economies.
The merging of distinct technologies, industries, or devices into a unified whole.

Examples of "convergence" in Sentences

It is the radius of convergence of the power series.
It is found in the zone of the Antarctic Convergence.
The convergence will stretch the extraocular muscles.
This improves the speed of convergence and the stability.
It will speed the convergence of the Internet and television.
This is a consequence of the convergence to the equilibrium distribution.
Dan Neil test drives the all-new Hyundai Elantra, which he calls a convergence of engineering, style and value.
She then does an apt job of debunking his claim that she ripped off his comments by using the word "convergence."
It wasn't until he remembered being sexually abused by a man when he was a child that what he calls his convergence process began,
Rumble Seat columnist Dan Neil test drives the all-new Hyundai Elantra, which he calls a convergence of engineering, style and value.
A lot of that has to do with the fact that it's moving on inland and you get some what we call convergence, some friction with the ground.
He announced what he called his convergence program, which is just a version of the traditional program; it goes back to the Allon plan of 1967.
CLANCY: Ehud Olmert, the new prime minister, laying out what he calls a convergence plan that he says is necessary to keep Israel a Jewish and democratic state.
The trouble for Keller is that this viewpoint, right down to the use of the word "convergence," is one I had been expressing to describe the changes happening in the media for years.