What is the difference between linear and convergent synthesis?

In chemistry a convergent synthesis is a strategy that aims to improve the efficiency of multistep synthesis, most often in organic synthesis. In this type of synthesis several individual pieces of a complex molecule are synthesized in stage one and then in stage two these pieces are combined to for

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