con|ver|gence

con|ver|gence
con|ver|gence «kuhn VUR juhns», noun.
1. the act or process of converging; tendency to meet in one point.
2. the point of converging.
3. the turning inward of the eyes in focusing on something very close to them.
4. Meteorology. the converging of air into a particular region.
5. Biology. the tendency in animals or plants not closely related to develop similar characteristics when living under the same conditions.
6. Anthropology. the development of similarities between cultures due to similar conditions of environment.

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