convergence vs divergence

convergence

noun
  • The evolution of similar structures or traits in unrelated species in similar environments; convergent evolution. 

  • A meeting place. 

  • The hypothesis that poorer economies' per capita incomes tend to grow faster than richer economies. 

  • The intersection of three electron beams for red, green and blue onto a single pixel in a CRT. 

  • The coordinated focusing of the eyes, especially at short range. 

  • The merging of distinct technologies, industries, or devices into a unified whole. 

  • The act of moving toward union or uniformity. 

  • The process or property of approaching some limiting value. 

divergence

noun
  • The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes (mutations) through time. 

  • the operator which maps a function F=(F₁, ... Fₙ) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿ(∂F_i)/(∂x_i) 

  • The degree to which two or more things diverge. 

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