happening vs convergence

convergence vs happening

happening and convergence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
happening	Yes	No	No	No
convergence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, convergence is a hyponym of happening; that is, convergence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than happening:

happening: an event that happens
convergence: the occurrence of two or more things coming together

Other hyponyms of happening include accompaniment, attendant, co-occurrence, concomitant, avalanche, experience, trouble, treat, miracle, marvel, wonder, thing, episode, contingence, contingency, eventuality, beginning, conclusion, ending, finish, one-off, periodic event, recurrent event, alteration, change, modification, computer error, error, accident, chance event, fortuity, stroke, fire, incident, discharge, case, example, instance, motion, movement, failure, success, appearance, destiny, fate, disappearance, disappearance, contact, impinging, striking, finish, collapse, break, interruption, sound, union, news event, flash, juncture, occasion, burst, flare-up, outburst, eruption, irruption, outbreak, black eye, blow, reversal, reverse, setback, bonanza, boom, bunce, godsend, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall, collapse, crash, supervention.

happening (noun)	convergence (noun)
an event that happens	the act of converging (coming closer)
	the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit
	a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
	the occurrence of two or more things coming together

Difference between happening and convergence

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