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.

Convergent thinking

noun

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Noun

1
A type of thinking that focuses on finding a single, best solution to a problem by analyzing and evaluating available information. uncountable
2
thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution) wordnet

Coined by Joy Paul Guilford in 1956.