convergently
Meeting at one
Convergently means in a manner that moves toward a common point or result.
In biology, species evolve convergently when they independently develop similar features: Bats and birds convergently evolved wings.
The term appears in technical and academic contexts, describing processes that tend toward the same outcome from different starting points.
Explanatory likeness between things
- coevolutionReciprocal adaptation between interacting species
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- analogousComparable in certain respects
parallel · independent · lineage · trait · morphology · echolocation · streamlining · camera eye
General group agreement
- accordHarmony between parties
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- unificationMerging into one entity
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
harmonization · reconciliation · concurrence · consolidation · coherence · integration · common ground · mutual understanding
Point where things meet
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- focal pointCenter of interest
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- nexusConnecting central point
hub · node · vertex · apex · meeting point · crossroads · vanishing point · center
analogy
Explanatory likeness between things
- coevolutionReciprocal adaptation between interacting species
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
analogous · parallel · independent · lineage · trait · morphology · echolocation · streamlining · camera eye · wings
consensus
General group agreement
- accordHarmony between parties
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- unificationMerging into one entity
synthesis · harmonization · reconciliation · concurrence · consolidation · coherence · integration · common ground · mutual understanding
junction
Point where things meet
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- focal pointCenter of interest
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
nexus · hub · node · vertex · apex · meeting point · crossroads · vanishing point · center · trajectory
limit
Maximum allowed extent
- approachWay of handling something
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
integral · asymptote · approximation · iteration · recursion · algorithm · function · calculus · summation · infinite
convergentlydivergently
In separating directions
apart · centrifugally · outwardly · radiantly
convergentlydivergently
In separating directions
separately · independently · disparately · discretely · distinctly
- convergent evolutionIndependent origin of similar features