Convergence

Biology and ecology

• Convergence (eye), simultaneous inward movement of eyes toward each other
• Convergence (sustainability science), progress towards equity within biological planetary limits in sustainability science
• Convergent evolution, the acquisition of the same biological trait in unrelated lineages

Computing

• Convergence (evolutionary computing), a means of modeling the tendency for genetic characteristics of populations to stabilize over time
• Convergence (routing), the status of a set of routers having the same knowledge of the surrounding network topology
• Convergence (SSL), a distributed replacement for the CA system used by Secure Sockets Layer

Mathematics

• Convergence (logic), the property that different transformations of the same state have a transformation to the same end state
• Convergent series, the process of some functions and sequences approaching a limit under certain conditions
  • More generally, the process of a sequence or other function converging to a limit in a metric space. (See: Cauchy sequence; Limit of a sequence; Limit of a function.)
  • Pointwise convergence
  • Unconditional convergence
  • Uniform convergence
  • Other modes of convergence (annotated index)
• Convergence of random variables, different forms of stochastic convergence
• Convergence of measures
• A property of dynamical systems studied in stability theory

Other uses in science and technology

• Convergence (economics), a possible phenomenon also known as the Catch-up effect
• Language convergence, the tendency of languages whose speaker communities overlap significantly to influence each other and become more similar as a result
• Technological convergence, the tendency for different technological systems to evolve toward performing similar tasks
• Convergence of evidence, or consilience, the principle that evidence from independent sources can "converge" to strong conclusions
• Convergent boundary, the movement of two tectonic plates coming closer
• Convergence zone, a region in the atmosphere where two prevailing flows meet and interact
• Convergence zones of sonars; see Sonar
• Gun harmonisation, also called multiple gun convergence

Arts and media

Events

• CONvergence, a speculative fiction convention in Minnesota
• Convergence (ABC convention), an annual gathering of gay men of size and their admirers in North America
• Convergence (goth festival), the annual net.goth party
• Convergence Festival, an annual sustainable living festival in Ireland

Organizations

• Convergence (Guatemala), a political party in Guatemala
• Convergence (Mexico), a political party in Mexico