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convergency
CIDE DICTIONARY
convergency, n. [Cf. F. convergence.].
- The condition or quality of converging; tendency to one point; the occurrence of two or more things coming together. [1913 Webster]
- the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit. [WordNet 1.5]
- a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena. [WordNet 1.5]
- the act of converging (coming closer). [WordNet 1.5]
- a similarity of form or function in two or more organisms caused by evolutionary adaptations to a similarity in the environment, rather than to a common heredity. [PJC]"The convergence or divergence of the rays falling on the pupil." [1913 Webster]
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convergency
Convergence
N convergence, confluence, concourse, conflux, congress, concurrence, concentration, convergency, appulse, meeting, corradiation, assemblage, resort, asymptote, converging, convergent, confluent, concurrent, centripetal, asymptotical, asymptotic, confluxible.For further exploring for "convergency" in Webster Dictionary Online