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- noun Plural form of
convergence .
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Examples
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Such similar adaptations to similar needs, occurring in animals not nearly related to one another, are called "convergences," and form a very interesting study.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told J. Arthur Thomson 1897
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Coyne: We recognize convergences because unrelated species evolve similar traits.
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The mass convergences in Tunis and Cairo that filled our TV screens for weeks were preceded by months and years of behind-the-scenes strategic planning, training and organizing by groups of activists and youth leaders, who wielded the power of the internet in their nonviolent struggle.
Tenzin Dorjee: Tiananmen 2.0: Why China Is Not Immune to the Tunisia Effect Tenzin Dorjee 2011
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The mass convergences in Tunis and Cairo that filled our TV screens for weeks were preceded by months and years of behind-the-scenes strategic planning, training and organizing by groups of activists and youth leaders, who wielded the power of the internet in their nonviolent struggle.
Tenzin Dorjee: Tiananmen 2.0: Why China Is Not Immune to the Tunisia Effect Tenzin Dorjee 2011
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We recognize convergences because unrelated species evolve similar traits.
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So, despite his frank admission that "convergences are striking features of evolution," he rules any possibility that human-like intelligence could also be a convergent feature.
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There are more and more convergences of interests in the world.
Nathan Gardels: China's Zheng Bijian on "The Global Convergence of Interests" Nathan Gardels 2011
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In fact, Australia has many unfilled niches – and hence many unfulfilled convergences, including that prized "humanoid" niche.
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The scientists who are discovering these convergences don't think it represents the breakdown of evolutionary theory, even less as support for intelligent intervention at the origin of the cell.
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Although convergences are striking features of evolution, there are at least as many failures of convergence.
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