convergent thinking

1. 1.

   thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution)

   Antonymsdivergent thinking

   Broaderthinking

   Part ofproblem solving

Questions about convergent thinking

What does convergent thinking mean?

convergent thinking means "thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution)".

What is the opposite of convergent thinking?

The recorded antonyms are divergent thinking.

Is convergent thinking a common word?

convergent thinking is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.