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Vergency
(gcide) | Vergency \Ver"gen*cy\, n.
1. The act of verging or approaching; tendency; approach.
[R.]
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2. (Opt.) The reciprocal of the focal distance of a lens,
used as measure of the divergence or convergence of a
pencil of rays. [R.] --Humphrey Lloyd.
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convergency
(encz) | convergency,konvergence n: Zdeněk Brožconvergency,sbíhání n: Zdeněk Brožconvergency,sbíhavost n: Zdeněk Brož |
divergency
(encz) | divergency, n: |
Convergency
(gcide) | Convergence \Con*ver"gence\, Convergency \Con*ver"gen*cy\, n.
[Cf. F. convergence.]
1. The condition or quality of converging; tendency to one
point; the occurrence of two or more things coming
together.
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2. (Math.) the approach of an infinite series to a finite
limit.
Syn: convergency.
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3. a representation of common ground between theories or
phenomena.
Syn: overlap, intersection.
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4. the act of converging (coming closer).
Syn: converging, convergency.
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5. (Biol.) a similarity of form or function in two or more
organisms caused by evolutionary adaptations to a
similarity in the environment, rather than to a common
heredity.
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The convergence or divergence of the rays falling on
the pupil. --Berkeley.
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Devergency
(gcide) | Devergence \De*ver"gence\, Devergency \De*ver"gen*cy\, n.
See Divergence. [Obs.]
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Divergency
(gcide) | Divergence \Di*ver"gence\, Divergency \Di*ver"gen*cy\, n. [Cf.
F. divergence.]
1. A receding from each other in moving from a common center;
the state of being divergent; as, an angle is made by the
divergence of straight lines.
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Rays come to the eye in a state of divergency.
--??????.
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2. Disagreement; difference.
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Related with some divergence by other writers. --Sir
G. C. Lewis.
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convergency
(wn) | convergency
n 1: the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit [syn:
convergence, convergency] [ant: divergence,
divergency]
2: the act of converging (coming closer) [syn: convergence,
converging, convergency] |
divergency
(wn) | divergency
n 1: an infinite series that has no limit [syn: divergence,
divergency] [ant: convergence, convergency]
2: the act of moving away in different direction from a common
point; "an angle is formed by the divergence of two straight
lines" [syn: divergence, divergency] |
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