converge
- to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other, as lines that are not parallel.
- to tend to a common result, conclusion, etc.
- 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.
- to cause to converge.
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assemble, concentrate, mingle, concur, join, focus, unite, merge, combine, rally, meet, coincide, encounter, concenter, focalizeExamples from the Web for converge
Contemporary Examples of converge
They came from all over the city, by the thousands, to converge on the square.
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And when they converge at the highest levels, the combination is unbeatable.
Each side should state its own positions and then converge on a few points.
Illegal aliens come from all over the world to converge on the Arizona, California, and New Mexico borders.
Historical Examples of converge
All of these three armies were naturally to converge on Paris.
The web is composed of all the routes which start from the coast and converge on Timbuktu.
From Pole to PoleSven Anders Hedin
The two sierras appear to converge at the eastern end of the valley.
The Scalp HuntersMayne Reid
They enable the reader to converge and associate with the noblest and best minds.
The Choctaw FreedmenRobert Elliott Flickinger
He saw Gunderson and Mellors converge on one of the pirates.
Postmark GanymedeRobert Silverberg
converge
- to move or cause to move towards the same pointcrowds converged on the city
- to meet or cause to meet; join
- (intr) (of opinions, effects, etc) to tend towards a common conclusion or result
- (intr) maths (of an infinite series or sequence) to approach a finite limit as the number of terms increases
- (intr) (of animals and plants during evolutionary development) to undergo convergence
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Word Origin and History for converge
converge
- To tend toward or approach an intersecting point.
- In calculus, to approach a limit.