Gathering vs Convergence - What's the difference?
gathering | convergence |
A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
A group of people or things.
((bookbinding)) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
A charitable contribution; a collection.
A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together
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.
As nouns the difference between gathering and convergence
is that gathering is a meeting or get-together; a party or social function while convergence is the act of moving toward union or uniformity.As a verb gathering
is present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together.gathering
English
(wikipedia gathering)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.
- A gathering of fruit.
- This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), equivalent to .Verb
(head)- She enjoyed gathering wildflowers.
Derived terms
*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