The term “confluent” has been used in literature to evoke the idea of merging or meeting points, whether in a literal or metaphorical sense. In ancient geographical texts, it describes the physical confluence of natural features—for instance, Strabo uses it to denote the joining of rivers and seas, as seen in the merging of the Hydaspes and the Acesines [1], the possible convergence of Lower Egypt's waters [2], the union of the Libyan and Carpathian seas [3], and the gathering of streams from mountain regions [4]. In contrast, the word is employed metaphorically in other works: Darwin uses “confluent” to describe the way wrinkles converge with one another around an eyebrow [5], while Thoreau likens facial features to droplets that merge through a process akin to confluence [6].