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English

Noun
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1. the act of moving toward union or uniformity.
2. a meeting place

#: We built a homestead at the convergence of two rivers

1. the intersection of three electron beams for red, green and blue onto a single pixel in a CRT
2. mathematics the process of approaching some limiting value
3. physiology the coordinated focusing of the eyes, especially at short range
4. biology the evolution of similar structures or traits in unrelated species in similar environments; convergent evolution
5. the merging of distinct technologies, industries, or devices into a unified whole (ex AT&T buying out every other company to have a monopole as they did in the 1980's and have succeeded into doing once more after the recent purchase of cingular.)

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trans-top|the act of converging
Finnish: läheneminen, konvergenssi
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Swedish: konvergens c
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trans-top|a meeting place
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trans-top|the intersection of three electron beams
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trans-top|the process of approaching some limiting value
Finnish: suppeneminen
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Swedish: konvergens c
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