Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

convergent thinking

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: con-ver-gen-t -think-ing
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of thinking that focuses on finding a single, best solution to a problem by analyzing and evaluating available information.

Uncountable

Etymology

Coined by Joy Paul Guilford in 1956.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

divergent thinking

Questions

What does convergent thinking mean?: A type of thinking that focuses on finding a single, best solution to a problem by analyzing and evaluating available information.
Where does convergent thinking come from?: Coined by Joy Paul Guilford in 1956.

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