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Definition of: convergence
(kən·vûr′jəns) noun
1. The act or process of converging.
2. State or quality of being convergent.
3. Degree or point of convergence.
4. Meteorol. The net horizontal inflow of air into a given layer of the atmosphere.
5. Math. The gradual approach of a series of values to a fixed limit as new values are added.
6. Physiol. The focusing of both eyes upon a near point.
7. Biol. The tendency of organisms of different types to develop similar functional and structural forms in response to the same environmental conditions. Also con·ver′gen·cy for defs. 1–3.
—con·ver′·gent adjective
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