Convergence

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-006600",
  "term": "Convergence",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Estimates of a parameter approach a single value with increasing sample size or increasing number of computer iterations.\n\n2. The quasi-horizontal flow of a fluid toward a common destination from different directions. When waters of different origins come together at a point or along a line (convergence line), the denser water from one side sinks under the lighter water from other side. The ocean convergence lines are the polar, subtropical, tropical, and equatorial. Also see divergence.\n\n3. Come together and meet at a point.",
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "Benchmark Dose Software (BMDS) Glossary of Terms",
    "NASA Sustainable Development Indicators Glossary",
    "NOAA Coral Reef Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/convergence/"
}