convergent
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6.1
- adjective
- /kənˈvɜrdʒənt/
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convergente
- The scientists observed convergent patterns in the growth of plants in both deserts and rainforests.
- convergent validity
- convergent evidence
- convergent thinking
And we know that a convergent sequence is bounded.
- And we know that a convergent sequence is bounded.
- In any case, what they found was an enhancement of creative that is divergent and convergent thinking.
- They have these they're they're they're telegraphing their, their their other ideological commitments that are distracting and and not convergent with with the actual truth at hand.
- Well, it is of divergent, convergent and parallel times.
- Firstly, this is non convergent, which is how we should expect, right?
- And those systems, you can understand convergent dynamics by saying you're going downhill on something or other.
- But one of them is that kind of what you're saying with the good shit sticks that your life is convergent.
- We'll keep it general, but either convergent eyes or one eye converging cross eyes or wall eyed, you know, again, using that non-technical language here.
Examples
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To ground this, we suggest strategic efforts to utilize multiple, potentially convergent techniques to examine literacy questions.
Academic text (2013) -
"We often become so bound up in our original convergent ideas that the obvious solutions slip by."
Academic text (1993) -
The two journals had moved closer together, to the tune of the convergent politics of the time.
Academic text (1996) -
The three-category system begins with a convergent question that helps children focus on basic knowledge.
Academic text (2015) -
If we have more than one indicator for a construct, they should agree (convergent evidence).
Academic text (2013) -
Pollen size, shape, and dispersal mechanisms illustrate convergent trends among hydrophilous groups.
Academic text (1996) -
During the meeting, it became clear that our convergent views on the project's direction would lead to a successful outcome.
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The convergent paths of the two rivers eventually form a larger lake.
Synonyms
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8.4
Joining together to make one thing
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A condition where one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose
- Specialized
A way of using facts and reason to reach a single correct answer
How Convergent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Convergent comes from the Latin parts con- ('together') and vergere ('to turn' or 'bend'), a root you can see in English words like reverse ('turn back'). So, picture things 'turning' toward the same point — that's why convergent means 'coming together' or 'moving toward a common point'.