Confluence

Confluence ( Latin con 'with', 'together' and fluere 'flow') stands for:

• generally the meeting or merging of two or more objects into a whole
• Confluence (computer science) , the property of a transition system to assign only one normal form to each element
• Confluence (hydrology), the place where two rivers meet, usually when a tributary flows into a larger river
• Confluence (glaciology) , the confluence of two or more glaciers
• Confluence (geography), intersection point of integer longitude and latitude, see confluence point
• Confluence in Gestalt therapy, describes the lack of contact boundaries with the environment, see Gestalt therapy # contact functions
• Confluence (medicine) , the fusion of tissues in inflammatory processes, e.g. B. with a carbuncle
• Confluence (psychology) , confluence model by Robert Zajonc # Achievements assumes that the intellectual development of a child is influenced by the average intellectual level of communication within the family
• Confluence (cell culture) , the growing together of the individual cells until no growth surface is free

See also:

• Confluence

Wiktionary: Confluence  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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