CONVERGENCY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of converging (coming closer)

Synonyms:

convergence; convergency; converging

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("convergency" is a kind of...):

connection; connexion; joining (the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "convergency"):

coming together; meeting; merging (the act of joining together as one)

Derivation:

converge (move or draw together at a certain location)

converge (be adjacent or come together)

convergent (tending to come together from different directions)

Meaning:

The approach of an infinite series to a finite limit

Synonyms:

convergence; convergency

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("convergency" is a kind of...):

series ((mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions)

Antonym:

divergency (an infinite series that has no limit)

Derivation:

converge (approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit)