Convergence

In the absence of a more specific context, convergence denotes the approach toward a definite value, as time goes on; or to a definite point, a common view or opinion, or toward a fixed or equilibrium state.

Computing and technology

• Convergence (evolutionary computing) is a means of modelling the tendency for genetic characteristics of populations to stabilize over time.
• Premature convergence is an anomaly in Evolutionary computation in which the population evolved to some stable yet sub-optimal state.
• Converge PL is a dynamic object-oriented programming language with compile-time meta-programming facilities, and was developed by Laurence Tratt .
• Convergent Technologies is a company that designed an operating system for the early Intel and Motorola chipsets.
• Technological convergence refers to the trend for some set of technologies initially having distinct functionalities to evolve to having those that overlap.
• Convergence in the media occurs when multiple products come together to form one product with the advantages of all of them.