Convergence vs Complicity - What's the difference?
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The act of moving toward union or uniformity.
A meeting place.
The intersection of three electron beams for red, green and blue onto a single pixel in a CRT.
(mathematics) The process of approaching some limiting value.
(physiology) The coordinated focusing of the eyes, especially at short range.
(biology) The evolution of similar structures or traits in unrelated species in similar environments; convergent evolution.
The merging of distinct technologies, industries, or devices into a unified whole.
(senseid)The state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.
* 1854 , , Hard Times , ch. 32:
(archaic) Complexity.Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.
* 1861 , Dr. Marx, "Musical Education and Instruction," The Musical Times , vol. 10, no. 220, p. 53:
As nouns the difference between convergence and complicity
is that convergence is the act of moving toward union or uniformity while complicity is (senseid)the state of being complicit; involvement as a partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing.convergence
English
Noun
(wikipedia convergence)- The convergence or divergence of the rays falling on the pupil. — Berkeley.
- We built a homestead at the convergence of two rivers
Synonyms
* convergencyAntonyms
* divergence, divergencycomplicity
English
(wikipedia complicity)Noun
(complicities)- He drew up a placard, offering Twenty Pounds reward for the apprehension of Stephen Blackpool, suspected of complicity in the robbery of Coketown Bank.
- How easy is it, on the other hand, to an enlightened teacher, particularly in the beginning, to elucidate the various forms of rhythm by methodical arrangement in respect of simplicity and increasing complicity or mixture!