Convergence may refer to:

Arts and media

Literature

*''Convergence'' (book series), edited by

Ruth Nanda Anshen Ruth Nanda Anshen (June 14, 1900 – December 2, 2003) was an American philosopher, author and editor. She was the author of several books including ''The Anatomy of Evil'', ''Biography of An Idea'', ''Morals Equals Manners'' and ''The Mystery ...

* "Convergence" (comics), two separate story lines published by DC Comics: **A four-part crossover storyline that united the four Weirdoverse titles in 1997 **A 2015 crossover storyline spanning the DC Comics Multiverse * ''Convergence'' (journal), an academic journal that covers the fields of communications and media * ''Convergence'' (novel), by Charles Sheffield * ''Convergence'' (Cherryh novel), by C. J. Cherryh

Music

* ''Convergence'' (Front Line Assembly album), 1988 * ''Convergence'' (David Arkenstone and David Lanz album), 1996 * ''Convergence'' (Dave Douglas album), 1999 * ''Convergence'' (Warren Wolf album), 2016

Other media

* ''Convergence'' (Pollock), a 1952 oil painting by Jackson Pollock * ''Convergence'' (2015 film), an American horror-thriller film * ''Convergence'' (2019 film), a British drama film *''Convergence'', a 2021 Netflix film by

Orlando von Einsiedel Orlando von EinsiedelPeople of Today 2017 / Lucy Hume (born in August 19, 1980) is a British film director, producer and co-founder of film production company Grain Media. He directs mostly documentary films that investigate global social issues, ...

* "Convergence" (''Blood & Oil''), a 2015 television episode * "Convergence" (''The Last of Us''), a 2025 television episode

Events

CONvergence Convergence may refer to: Arts and media Literature *''Convergence'' (book series), edited by Ruth Nanda Anshen *Convergence (comics), "Convergence" (comics), two separate story lines published by DC Comics: **A four-part crossover storyline that ...

, a speculative fiction convention in Minnesota *

Convergence (ABC convention) Convergence is an annual North American social gathering of gay men of size (chubs) and their admirers (chasers). The event is considered the longest running social gathering of its kind in North America and serves a particular community, also k ...

, an annual gathering of gay men of size and their admirers in North America *

Convergence (goth festival) Convergence (sometimes referenced as C*) is the annual net.goth party run by and for members of the alt.gothic and alt.gothic.fashion newsgroups, newsgroup, and other related Usenet newsgroups. Started in 1995, it is a chance for net.goths and ...

, the annual net.goth party

Organizations

* Convergence (Guatemala), a political party in Guatemala *

Convergence (Mexico) Citizens' Movement (, MC) is a centre-left political party in Mexico. It was founded in 1999 under the name Convergence for Democracy, which was then shortened to Convergence in 2002 and changed to Citizens' Movement in 2011. Established on 1 A ...

, a political party in Mexico

Science, technology, and mathematics

Biology and ecology

Convergence (eye) A vergence is the simultaneous movement of both eyes in opposite directions to obtain or maintain single binocular vision. When a creature with binocular vision looks at an object, the eyes must rotate around a vertical axis so that the proj ...

, simultaneous inward movement of eyes toward each other *

Convergence (sustainability science) Convergence in sustainability sciences refers to mechanisms and pathways that lead towards sustainability with a specific focus on 'Equity within biological planetary limits'. These pathways and mechanisms explicitly advocate equity and recognise th ...

, progress towards equity within biological planetary limits in sustainability science *

Convergent evolution Convergent evolution is the independent evolution of similar features in species of different periods or epochs in time. Convergent evolution creates analogous structures that have similar form or function but were not present in the last comm ...

, the acquisition of the same biological trait in unrelated lineages

Computing

Convergence (routing) Convergence is the state of a set of routers that have the same topological information about the internetwork in which they operate. For a set of routers to have ''converged'', they must have collected all available topology information from e ...

, the status of a set of routers having the same knowledge of the surrounding network topology *

Convergence (SSL) Convergence was a proposed strategy for replacing SSL certificate authorities, first put forth by Moxie Marlinspike in August 2011 while giving a talk titled "SSL and the Future of Authenticity" at the Black Hat security conference. It was dem ...

, a distributed replacement for the CA system used by Secure Sockets Layer * Network Convergence, the combined provisioning of telephone, video and data communication services within a single network

Mathematics

Convergence space In mathematics, a convergence space, also called a generalized convergence, is a set together with a relation called a that satisfies certain properties relating elements of ''X'' with the Family of sets, family of Filter (set theory), filters on ...

, a generalization of the notion of convergence that is found in

point-set topology In mathematics, general topology (or point set topology) is the branch of topology that deals with the basic set-theoretic definitions and constructions used in topology. It is the foundation of most other branches of topology, including differ ...

. *

Convergence (logic) In mathematics, computer science and logic, convergence is the idea that different sequences of transformations come to a conclusion in a finite amount of time (the transformations are terminating), and that the conclusion reached is independent of ...

, the property that different transformations of the same state have a transformation to the same end state *

Convergent series In mathematics, a series is the sum of the terms of an infinite sequence of numbers. More precisely, an infinite sequence (a_1, a_2, a_3, \ldots) defines a series that is denoted :S=a_1 + a_2 + a_3 + \cdots=\sum_^\infty a_k. The th partial ...

, the process of some functions and sequences approaching a limit under certain conditions **More generally, the process of a sequence or other function converging to a limit in a metric space **

Pointwise convergence In mathematics, pointwise convergence is one of Modes of convergence (annotated index), various senses in which a sequence of function (mathematics), functions can Limit (mathematics), converge to a particular function. It is weaker than uniform co ...

Unconditional convergence In mathematics, specifically functional analysis, a series is unconditionally convergent if all reorderings of the series converge to the same value. In contrast, a series is conditional convergence, conditionally convergent if it converges but dif ...

Uniform convergence In the mathematical field of analysis, uniform convergence is a mode of convergence of functions stronger than pointwise convergence. A sequence of functions (f_n) converges uniformly to a limiting function f on a set E as the function domain i ...

** Other modes of convergence (annotated index) *

Convergence of random variables In probability theory, there exist several different notions of convergence of sequences of random variables, including ''convergence in probability'', ''convergence in distribution'', and ''almost sure convergence''. The different notions of conve ...

, different forms of stochastic convergence *

Convergence of measures In mathematics, more specifically measure theory, there are various notions of the convergence of measures. For an intuitive general sense of what is meant by ''convergence of measures'', consider a sequence of measures on a space, sharing a com ...

*A property of dynamical systems studied in

stability theory In mathematics, stability theory addresses the stability of solutions of differential equations and of trajectories of dynamical systems under small perturbations of initial conditions. The heat equation, for example, is a stable partial differ ...

Other uses in science and technology

Convergence (economics) The idea of convergence in economics (also sometimes known as the catch-up effect) is the hypothesis that poorer economies' per capita incomes will tend to grow at faster rates than richer economies. In the Solow-Swan model, economic growth is ...

, a possible phenomenon also known as the Catch-up effect *

Language convergence Language convergence is a type of linguistic change in which languages come to resemble one another structurally as a result of prolonged language contact and mutual interference, regardless of whether those languages belong to the same language ...

, the tendency of languages whose speaker communities overlap significantly to influence each other and become more similar as a result *

Technological convergence Technological convergence is the tendency for technologies that were originally unrelated to become more closely integrated and even unified as they develop and advance. For example, watches, telephones, television, computers, and social media ...

, the tendency for different technological systems to evolve toward performing similar tasks * Convergence of evidence, or consilience, the principle that evidence from independent sources can "converge" to strong conclusions *

Convergent boundary A convergent boundary (also known as a destructive boundary) is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide. One plate eventually slides beneath the other, a process known as subduction. The subduction zone can be defined by a ...

, the movement of two tectonic plates coming closer *

Convergence zone A convergence zone in meteorology is a region in the atmosphere where two prevailing flows meet and interact, usually resulting in distinctive weather conditions. This causes a mass accumulation that eventually leads to a vertical movement a ...

, a region in the atmosphere where two prevailing flows meet and interact *Convergence zones of sonars; see

Sonar Sonar (sound navigation and ranging or sonic navigation and ranging) is a technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater, as in submarine navigation) to navigate, measure distances ( ranging), communicate with or detect objects o ...

Gun harmonisation In aerial gunnery, gun harmonisation, convergence pattern, convergence zone, convergence point or bore-sight point refers to the aiming of fixed guns or cannon carried in the wings of a fighter aircraft. The wing guns in fighters were typically ...

, also called multiple gun convergence * Convergence (optics), the angle formed between focused rays of light

Other uses

Convergence (accounting) The convergence of accounting standards refers to the goal of establishing a single set of accounting standards that will be used internationally.FASB, 2012International Convergence of Accounting Standards—Overview Retrieved on April 27, 2012. Co ...

, the goal of a single set of accounting standards to be used internationally * Convergence (relationship), the tendency of people to become more alike as a relationship progresses *

Convergence Movement The Convergence Movement, also known as the Ancient-Future Faith, whose foundation is primarily attributed to Robert E. Webber in 1985, is an ecumenical movement. Developed as an effort among evangelical, charismatic and Pentecostal, and liturg ...

, a movement within Christianity * Convergence objective of the Structural Funds and Cohesion Fund (‘convergence funding’), part of the regional policy of the European Union from 2007 to 2013