Convergence
noun
The process of two or more things coming together to form a single unit or point.
The convergence of these two rivers create a powerful current.
Often appears as...
- point of convergence
- convergence of interests
noun
The fact of coming closer and becoming similar over time in terms of values or characteristics.
Cultural convergence is often seen in areas with high amounts of immigration.
Often appears as...
- cultural convergence
- convergence of attitudes
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Formal
Academic
noun
The process by which new technologies are adapted and improved over time to serve similar functions.
Mobile phone, music player, and camera have seen technological convergence in a smartphone.
Often appears as...
- technological convergence
- convergence of media
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Technical
noun
The movement of the eyes that enables the image of the object being looked at to fall on corresponding areas of the two retinas.
Convergence is necessary for depth perception.
Often appears as...
- eye convergence
- convergence insufficiency
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Technical
noun
The characteristic of lines or paths tending to meet or intersect.
The convergence of the graph lines at this point indicates a solution.
Often appears as...
- convergence of lines
- convergence of functions
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Academic
noun
The process of two or more things coming together to form a single unit or point.
The convergence of these two rivers create a powerful current.
Often appears as...
- point of convergence
- convergence of interests
noun
The fact of coming closer and becoming similar over time in terms of values or characteristics.
Cultural convergence is often seen in areas with high amounts of immigration.
Often appears as...
- cultural convergence
- convergence of attitudes
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
The process by which new technologies are adapted and improved over time to serve similar functions.
Mobile phone, music player, and camera have seen technological convergence in a smartphone.
Often appears as...
- technological convergence
- convergence of media
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The movement of the eyes that enables the image of the object being looked at to fall on corresponding areas of the two retinas.
Convergence is necessary for depth perception.
Often appears as...
- eye convergence
- convergence insufficiency
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The characteristic of lines or paths tending to meet or intersect.
The convergence of the graph lines at this point indicates a solution.
Often appears as...
- convergence of lines
- convergence of functions
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Merge
Use to describe literal merging of physical paths or entities.
The convergence of the highways eases traffic flow into the city.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Positive
While it suggests joining, it doesn't always mean the outcome is beneficial.
The convergence of the storm systems could cause severe weather conditions.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Merge
Use to describe literal merging of physical paths or entities.
The convergence of the highways eases traffic flow into the city.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Positive
While it suggests joining, it doesn't always mean the outcome is beneficial.
The convergence of the storm systems could cause severe weather conditions.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Merge
Use to describe literal merging of physical paths or entities.
The convergence of the highways eases traffic flow into the city.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Positive
While it suggests joining, it doesn't always mean the outcome is beneficial.
The convergence of the storm systems could cause severe weather conditions.
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The Science of Alien...
why do they all look like that how do you get convergence on what an alien looks like yeah in that way yeah well there is something in biology called indeed convergence you know I tell you what the aliens really look like I don't know if you can handle this but think of what we're going to do and I scan I can't handle the truth think what we're
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Kevin Kelly: The next...
and the digital nature of things into the material world. That's what we're looking forward to. That is where we're going -- this union, this convergence of the atomic and the digital. And so one of the consequences of that, I believe, is that where we have this sort of spectrum of media right now --
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Doesn't everyone deserve...
and the smartphone is having a huge impact in even the poorest countries. I said to my team, you know, what I see is a rise in aspirations all over the world. In fact, it seems to me that there's a convergence of aspirations. And I asked a team of economists to actually look into this. Is this true?
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The next step in...
they get faster, they consume less power and they get cheaper. And it's this convergence that gives us this incredible pace. As an if I took the room-sized computer that sent three men to the moon and back and somehow compressed it -- compressed the world's greatest computer of its day,
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The three rules of...
annoying think it's just stop them now maybe the best tool we have is to ask the right question in the first place the convergence Center for a policy resolution gets people together over issues they would never ever agree on and let's say the issue were food
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Geraldine Hamilton: Body...
It's really a convergence of disciplines, where biology is influencing the way we design, the way we engineer, the way we build. It's pretty exciting. We're establishing important industry collaborations such as the one we have with a company
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The murder of ancient...
The convergence of these influences merged to form a school called Neoplatonism. For the Neoplatonists, mathematics had a spiritual aspect, divided among the four branches of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy and music.
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Mind-blowing stage...
And his call to convergence still resonates through most of what we're trying to make now. "Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted,
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Dan Dennett: Responding...
There's a lot of serendipitous convergence here. How clever it was of sheep to acquire shepherds! Think of what this got them. They could outsource all their protection from predators, food-finding
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Humpback Whales Feeding...
hours five six centigrade and this means a lot ecologically means a lot to do that to a huge ocean like this so how do you explain the convergence to someone that doesn't actually understand what's
Video examples
The Science of Alien...
why do they all look like that how do you get convergence on what an alien looks like yeah in that way yeah well there is something in biology called indeed convergence you know I tell you what the aliens really look like I don't know if you can handle this but think of what we're going to do and I scan I can't handle the truth think what we're
Video examples
Kevin Kelly: The next...
and the digital nature of things into the material world. That's what we're looking forward to. That is where we're going -- this union, this convergence of the atomic and the digital. And so one of the consequences of that, I believe, is that where we have this sort of spectrum of media right now --
Video examples
Doesn't everyone deserve...
and the smartphone is having a huge impact in even the poorest countries. I said to my team, you know, what I see is a rise in aspirations all over the world. In fact, it seems to me that there's a convergence of aspirations. And I asked a team of economists to actually look into this. Is this true?
Video examples
The next step in...
they get faster, they consume less power and they get cheaper. And it's this convergence that gives us this incredible pace. As an if I took the room-sized computer that sent three men to the moon and back and somehow compressed it -- compressed the world's greatest computer of its day,
Video examples
The three rules of...
annoying think it's just stop them now maybe the best tool we have is to ask the right question in the first place the convergence Center for a policy resolution gets people together over issues they would never ever agree on and let's say the issue were food
Video examples
Geraldine Hamilton: Body...
It's really a convergence of disciplines, where biology is influencing the way we design, the way we engineer, the way we build. It's pretty exciting. We're establishing important industry collaborations such as the one we have with a company
Video examples
The murder of ancient...
The convergence of these influences merged to form a school called Neoplatonism. For the Neoplatonists, mathematics had a spiritual aspect, divided among the four branches of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy and music.
Video examples
Mind-blowing stage...
And his call to convergence still resonates through most of what we're trying to make now. "Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted,
Video examples
Dan Dennett: Responding...
There's a lot of serendipitous convergence here. How clever it was of sheep to acquire shepherds! Think of what this got them. They could outsource all their protection from predators, food-finding
Video examples
Humpback Whales Feeding...
hours five six centigrade and this means a lot ecologically means a lot to do that to a huge ocean like this so how do you explain the convergence to someone that doesn't actually understand what's
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Quote examples
Marc Benioff
American Businessman
The world is being re-shaped by the convergence of social, mobile, cloud, big data, community and other powerful forces. The combination of these technologies unlocks an incredible opportunity to connect everything together in a new way and is dramatically transforming the way we live and work.
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Sucheta Dalal
Technology is changing so fast that investment in hardware is getting riskier everyday. On the other hand, whether it is traditional computers or smart gadgets which are part of the convergence technologies of the future, some planning of hardware needs is still important.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
Love in all its subtleties is nothing more, and nothing less, than the more or less direct trace marked on the heart of the element by the psychical convergence of the universe upon itself.
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Julie Sweet
American Businesswoman
Digital disruption has blurred industry lines. You have industry convergence. You have cross-industry platforms. And you have CEOs who are benchmarking the best, regardless of industry.
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Italo Calvino
Italian Journalist
A human being becomes human not through the casual convergence of certain biological conditions, but through an act of will and love on the part of other people.
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Katie Kitamura
American Novelist
Modern sport can be an ugly convergence of commerce and celebrity, but it still has the capacity to move a crowd.
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Dries van Noten
Belgian Designer
Coincidence is important, the convergence of different ideas.
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Emmanuel Macron
French Politician
To create greater convergence, we need more intergration.
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Jean-Marie Messier
French Businessman
I was a very early believer in the idea of convergence.
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Walter Mercado
Puerto Rican Celebrity
All religions have a point of convergence.
Quote examples
Marc Benioff
American Businessman
The world is being re-shaped by the convergence of social, mobile, cloud, big data, community and other powerful forces. The combination of these technologies unlocks an incredible opportunity to connect everything together in a new way and is dramatically transforming the way we live and work.
Quote examples
Sucheta Dalal
Technology is changing so fast that investment in hardware is getting riskier everyday. On the other hand, whether it is traditional computers or smart gadgets which are part of the convergence technologies of the future, some planning of hardware needs is still important.
Quote examples
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
Love in all its subtleties is nothing more, and nothing less, than the more or less direct trace marked on the heart of the element by the psychical convergence of the universe upon itself.
Quote examples
Julie Sweet
American Businesswoman
Digital disruption has blurred industry lines. You have industry convergence. You have cross-industry platforms. And you have CEOs who are benchmarking the best, regardless of industry.
Quote examples
Italo Calvino
Italian Journalist
A human being becomes human not through the casual convergence of certain biological conditions, but through an act of will and love on the part of other people.
Quote examples
Katie Kitamura
American Novelist
Modern sport can be an ugly convergence of commerce and celebrity, but it still has the capacity to move a crowd.
Quote examples
Dries van Noten
Belgian Designer
Coincidence is important, the convergence of different ideas.
Quote examples
Emmanuel Macron
French Politician
To create greater convergence, we need more intergration.
Quote examples
Jean-Marie Messier
French Businessman
I was a very early believer in the idea of convergence.
Quote examples
Walter Mercado
Puerto Rican Celebrity
All religions have a point of convergence.
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