Meaning & use

convergence

noun·Academic

The process of two or more things coming together to meet, merge, or become similar.

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The convergence of several rivers created a wide, powerful delta near the coast.

Economists studied the convergence of technology and finance in the new mobile banking industry.

A note on using this word

Convergence is used across many fields, from geometry and rivers to economics and technology, always describing separate things coming together.

Words with a similar meaning

mergingconfluence

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