Coalescence
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Coalescence may refer to:
- Coalescence (genetics), the merging of genetic lineages backwards time to a most recent common ancestorMost recent common ancestorIn genetics, the most recent common ancestor of any set of organisms is the most recent individual from which all organisms in the group are directly descended...
- Coalescence (linguistics), the merging of two or more phonological segments into one
- Coalescence (physics), the merging of two or more droplets, bubbles or particles into one
- Coalescence (computer science)Coalescence (computer science)In computer science, coalescing is the act of merging two adjacent free blocks of memory. When an application frees memory, gaps can fall in the memory segment that the application uses. Among other techniques, coalescing is used to reduce external fragmentation, but is not totally effective...
, the merging of adjacent blocks of memory to fill gaps caused by deallocated memory - Coalescence (chemistry)Coalescence (chemistry)In chemistry, coalescence is a process in which two phase domains of the same composition come together and form a larger phase domain.-References:*...
, the process by which three separate masses of miscible substances seem to "pull" each other together should they make the slightest contact.