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{{wiktionarypar|confluence}} {{Wiktionary|confluence}}
⚫ A ''']''' is the meeting of two or more bodies of water.

⚫ ''']''', in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.


'''Confluence''' may also refer to: '''Confluence''' may also refer to:
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==Science and technology==
⚫ * ], a concept in computer science
⚫ * ]
* ], team collaboration software from Atlassian
* ], a concept in cell culture biology


==Places==
⚫ * ], a property of term rewriting systems
* ], the streamline air flow convergence of a fluid air parcel * ], US
* ], a borough in Somerset County * ], US
* ], an enterprise wiki used as a content management system * La Confluence or simply Confluence, a district of the ], France
** ]
⚫ * '']'', a journal published by Duke University
* Confluence, a colloquial term for the tailrace tunnels from the ]
* ] (biology), the percentage of capacity of a cell culture medium used by cells
* ], documenting intersections of whole number latitudes and longitudes
⚫ * ], an investment fund data management system vendor based in Pittsburgh, PA.

{{wiktionarypar|confluence}}

''']''', in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.

'''Confluence''' may also refer to:

* ], a property of term rewriting systems
* ], the streamline air flow convergence of a fluid air parcel
* ], a borough in Somerset County
* ], an enterprise wiki used as a content management system
* '']'', a journal published by Duke University
* Confluence, a colloquial term for the tailrace tunnels from the ]
* ] (biology), the percentage of capacity of a cell culture medium used by cells
* ], documenting intersections of whole number latitudes and longitudes
* ], an investment fund data management system vendor based in Pittsburgh, PA.

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⚫ ]
]
]

More generally, a '''confluence''' is the merger or meeting of two or more objects, (eg, rivers, railroads, or beams of energy) or subjects (eg, people, couples, marriage, sex, allies/armies) that seemingly inseparably bind their respective forces or attributes into a united point of junction. The word can therefore be used objectively as a descriptive term or as a metaphor.

==Etymology==
The word is comprised of the prefix ''con'' (from the Latin "com"), meaning "with" or "together," and joined with the suffix ''fluence'' from the Latin "fluere" meaning "to flow." The resulting meaning literally translates as "to flow together." It is interesting to note that the joining of both prefix and suffix to make the word '''confluence''' is a '''confluence''' in and of itself; both word parts join to form something that flows in the phenomenal river of language.<ref>http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=con-&allowed_in_frame=0</ref><ref>http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=fluent&allowed_in_frame=0</ref>


==References== ==Other uses==
⚫ * ], an investment management software company
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* ], an annual science fiction convention
* ], Indianapolis, Indiana, US
⚫ * '']''
* ], consultancy firm commonly known as Confluence
* ], a web-based volunteer project


==See also==
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* ], a mathematical function
* ], a data streaming software company
* ]


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Latest revision as of 06:31, 14 December 2023

A confluence is the meeting of two or more bodies of water.

Confluence may also refer to:

Science and technology

Places

Other uses

See also

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