convergent
Meeting at one point
Convergent describes things that move toward the same point or result.
Convergent lines meet eventually; convergent ideas arrive at similar conclusions from different starting points.
In biology, convergent evolution produces similar features in unrelated species—wings in birds and bats, eyes in octopuses and mammals.
The opposite is divergent.
Meeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- meetingGathering for discussion
crossing · nexus · joining · merging · gathering · assembling · congregating · centralizing
Ordered set of related items
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- integralAntiderivative or crucial component
- sumAddition's result
- approximationNear but inexact value
iteration · algorithm · asymptotic · boundary · function · calculus · infinite · ratio
Concentrated light device
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- targetedChosen for specific attention
- narrowedMade less wide
- specificClearly defined, not vague
concentration · centered · singular · directed · pinpoint · honed · zeroing · funneling
Equidistant at all points
- analogousComparable in certain respects
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
- independentFree from external control
- similarResembling another thing
traits · lineages · species · morphology · adaptation · development · selection · environmental
Deriving specifics from generals
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
- logicalBased on valid reasoning
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- linearArranged in straight succession
reasoning · problem-solving · solution · single · correct · answer · methodology · critical
crossroads
Meeting of routes
- junctionPoint where things meet
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
meeting · crossing · nexus · joining · merging · gathering · assembling · congregating · centralizing · focusing
series
Ordered set of related items
approximation · iteration · algorithm · asymptotic · boundary · function · calculus · infinite · ratio · geometric
laser
Concentrated light device
specific · concentration · centered · singular · directed · pinpoint · honed · zeroing · funneling · channeled
parallel
Equidistant at all points
- analogousComparable in certain respects
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
- independentFree from external control
similar · traits · lineages · species · morphology · adaptation · development · selection · environmental · functional
deductive
Deriving specifics from generals
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
- logicalBased on valid reasoning
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
linear · reasoning · problem-solving · solution · single · correct · answer · methodology · critical · evaluative
- directionsnorth, south, east, west, left
- proximitynear, close, nearby, nearness, proximity
- sequencesarithmetic, series, geometric, progressions, sequential
- Learning Stylesauditory, visual, kinesthetic, tactile, verbal
- thinking stylesanalytical, creative thinker, critical thinker, rational, critical
- function propertiesdomain, range, continuity, derivative, limit
convergentdivergent
Deviating from the norm
diverging · branching · spreading · radiating · separating
convergentdivergent
Deviating from the norm
diverging · conflicting · incompatible · discordant · contradictory
convergentdivergent
Deviating from the norm
nonconvergent · unbounded · oscillating · indeterminate · unstable
- convergent evolutionIndependent origin of similar features
- convergence pointWhere separate paths unite
converge, convergence, converged, converges, convergences, convergent evolution