convergent

[ kuhn-vur-juhnt ]

adjective

1. characterized by convergence; tending to come together; merging.

convergent

/ kənˈvɜːdʒənt /

adjective

1. (of two or more lines, paths, etc) moving towards or meeting at some common point
2. (of forces, ideas, etc) tending towards the same result; merging
3. maths (of an infinite series) having a finite limit

Other Words From

• con·vergent·ly adverb
• noncon·vergent adjective
• uncon·vergent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of convergent¹

First recorded in 1720–30, convergent is from the Late Latin word convergent- (stem of convergēns, present participle of convergere ). See converge, -ent

Example Sentences

Some evolutionary biologists say we should take some comfort from the fact we are starting to see the same mutations pop up repeatedly, a phenomenon called convergent evolution.

From MIT Technology Review

The needs of the nation are not necessarily convergent with the needs of the deadline satirist.

From The Daily Beast

They did not know how tired I was, how exhausted mentally and morally, nor how cruel their convergent attack on me chanced to be.

From Project Gutenberg

Prothorax two-thirds wider than long, sides parallel in basal half, convergent anteriorly.

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It is important to notice that Donders' theory makes convergent squint appear as almost a necessary consequence of hypermetropia.

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For near objects the myopic eye is used without accommodation and therefore also without convergent strabismus of the right.

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It may, therefore, be useful for our purpose to cite a few cases of periodic convergent strabismus with emmetropia.

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