convergence
Meeting at one
Convergence is the act or process of coming together toward a single point.
Lines converge at a vanishing point; opinions converge when people reach agreement.
In biology, convergent evolution produces similar traits in unrelated species.
In technology, convergence describes formerly separate systems merging: the convergence of television and the internet.
The opposite is divergence.
Uniting into one
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- fusionJoining into unity
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- coalescenceUniting into one mass
harmonization · integration · merger · blending · assimilation · incorporation · centralization · homogenization
Point where things meet
- meeting pointDesignated gathering location
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- nexusConnecting central point
- hubCentral connection point
focal point · node · confluence · crossroads · vertex · center · locus · terminal
Maximum allowed extent
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- calculusMathematical analysis system
- asymptoteUnreached bounding curve
approximation · iteration · algorithm · function · infinity · epsilon · delta · neighborhood
Cross-platform functional harmony
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- compatibilityMutual suitability between things
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
digitalization · platform · ecosystem · protocol · bandwidth · streaming · multimedia · cross-platform
Worldwide economic and cultural integration
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
diffusion · blending · fusion · multiculturalism · creolization · cosmopolitanism · interconnection · dialogue
Fitting to new conditions
- homologyStructural similarity through descent
- analogyExplanatory likeness between things
- selectionChosen item or items
- traitDistinguishing personal quality
phenotype · speciation · lineage · development · morphology · phylogeny · coevolution · optimization
amalgamation
Uniting into one
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- fusionJoining into unity
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
coalescence · harmonization · integration · merger · blending · assimilation · incorporation · centralization · homogenization · alliance
junction
Point where things meet
- meeting pointDesignated gathering location
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- nexusConnecting central point
hub · focal point · node · confluence · crossroads · vertex · center · locus · terminal · destination
limit
Maximum allowed extent
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- calculusMathematical analysis system
asymptote · approximation · iteration · algorithm · function · infinity · epsilon · delta · neighborhood · continuity
interoperability
Cross-platform functional harmony
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- compatibilityMutual suitability between things
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
networking · digitalization · platform · ecosystem · protocol · bandwidth · streaming · multimedia · cross-platform · cloud
globalization
Worldwide economic and cultural integration
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
exchange · diffusion · blending · fusion · multiculturalism · creolization · cosmopolitanism · interconnection · dialogue · plurality
adaptation
Fitting to new conditions
- homologyStructural similarity through descent
- analogyExplanatory likeness between things
- selectionChosen item or items
trait · phenotype · speciation · lineage · development · morphology · phylogeny · coevolution · optimization · fitness
- CFDfluid flow, turbulent flow, laminar flow, boundary conditions, incompressible flow
- functional analysisnorm, norms, completeness, orthogonality, subspaces
- neural networksneural network, neural networks, hidden layers, backpropagation, layers
- spectral sequencesdifferentials, differential, transgression, abutment
- topologymanifolds, compactness, neighborhoods, torus, connectedness
- asymptoticsorder of magnitude, growth rate, decay rate, exponential growth, exponential decay
convergencedivergence
Separation from common origin
divergency · scattering · separation · dispersal · spreading
convergencedivergence
Separation from common origin
disagreement · discord · disunity · polarization · division
convergencedivergence
Separation from common origin
dispersion · distribution · scattering · diffusion · decentralization
- convergent evolutionIndependent origin of similar features
- convergence pointWhere separate paths unite