Past tense of converge; came together from different directions to meet at a point.
From Latin convergere (con- 'together' + vergere 'to turn or incline'). The word evolved in mathematics and geometry to describe lines or paths meeting at a single point, then extended metaphorically to any gathering.
In evolutionary biology, 'convergence' describes when totally unrelated creatures—like octopuses and humans—independently evolve the same feature (like eyes). Convergence shows nature solving problems the same way, like two inventors creating the same invention separately.
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