converge

[ kuhn-vurj ]
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verb (used without object),con·verged, con·verg·ing.
  1. to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other, as lines that are not parallel.

  2. to tend to a common result, conclusion, etc.

  1. Mathematics.

    • (of a sequence) to have values eventually arbitrarily close to some number; to have a finite limit.

    • (of an infinite series) to have a finite sum; to have a sequence of partial sums that converges.

    • (of an improper integral) to have a finite value.

    • (of a net) to be residually in every neighborhood of some point.

verb (used with object),con·verged, con·verg·ing.
  1. to cause to converge.

Origin of converge

1
First recorded in 1685–95, converge is from the Late Latin word convergere to incline together. See con-, verge2

Other words for converge

Other words from converge

  • non·con·verg·ing, adjective
  • re·con·verge, verb (used without object), re·con·verged, re·con·verg·ing.
  • un·con·verged, adjective
  • un·con·verg·ing, adjective

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How to use converge in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for converge

converge

/ (kənˈvɜːdʒ) /


verb
  1. to move or cause to move towards the same point: crowds converged on the city

  2. to meet or cause to meet; join

  1. (intr) (of opinions, effects, etc) to tend towards a common conclusion or result

  2. (intr) maths (of an infinite series or sequence) to approach a finite limit as the number of terms increases

  3. (intr) (of animals and plants during evolutionary development) to undergo convergence

Origin of converge

1
C17: from Late Latin convergere, from Latin com- together + vergere to incline

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Scientific definitions for converge

converge

[ kən-vûrj ]


  1. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point.

  2. In calculus, to approach a limit.

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