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   convergent

   /kənˈvəːdʒ(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. coming closer together; converging: "a convergent boundary"
   • ▪ (of thought) tending to follow only well-established patterns.
   • ▪ relating to or denoting evolutionary convergence: "one of the most bizarre examples of convergent evolution concerns the so-called periodical cicadas"
   • 2. (of a series) approaching a definite limit as more of its terms are added.

   Word Origin early 18th century: from late Latin convergent- ‘inclining together’, from the verb convergere (see converge).

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