Convergence

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Convergence may refer to:

Computing and technology[edit]

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
Convergence (telecommunications), the combination of multiple services through lines of telecommunication from a single provider
Technological convergence, the tendency for different technological systems to evolve toward performing similar tasks

Convergence (economics), a possible phenomenon also known as the Catch-up effect
Convergence (accounting), the goal of and work towards establishing a single set of accounting standards that will be used internationally

Convergence (goth festival), the annual net.goth party
CONvergence (convention), a speculative fiction convention in Minnesota
Convergence (Net-25 program), an I.T. Show on NET25 in the Philippines
Convergence (ABC convention), an annual gathering of gay men of size and their admirers in North America

Convergence (logic), the property that different transformations of the same state have a transformation to the same end state
Convergence (mathematics), refers to the notion that some functions and sequences approach a limit under certain conditions

Convergent boundary, the movement of two tectonic plates coming closer
Convergent evolution, the acquisition of the same biological trait in unrelated lineages
Convergence (eye), simultaneous inward movement of eyes toward each other
Convergence (sustainability science), progress towards equity within biological planetary limits in sustainability science
Convergence of evidence

Convergence (Mexico), a political party in Mexico
Convergence (relationship), the tendency to become more alike as a relationship progresses
Convergence (New Jersey), an office campus in Whippany, New Jersey
Convergence (painting), a 1952 oil painting by Jackson Pollock
Convergence (journal), an academic journal that covers the fields of communications and media