convergent
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dʒənt adjective
characterized by convergence; tending to come together; merging.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (of two or more lines, paths, etc) moving towards or meeting at some common point |
| 2. | (of forces, ideas, etc) tending towards the same result; merging |
| 3. | maths (of an infinite series) having a finite limit |
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Convergent
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Example sentences
We met as colleagues and had career tracks that were both divergent and convergent.
One question about convergent evolution is the mechanism by which it happens.
It may also be the first genetic example of what researchers call convergent evolution in humans.
At a convergent boundary plates crash into each other.
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