converge

[kuhn-vurj]

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verb (used without object), con·verged, con·verg·ing.

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.

verb (used with object), con·verged, con·verg·ing.

to cause to converge.

Origin of converge

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

Related formsnon·con·verg·ing, adjectivere·con·verge, verb (used without object), re·con·verged, re·con·verg·ing.un·con·verged, adjectiveun·con·verg·ing, adjective

Synonyms for converge

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1. approach, focus, come together.

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Contemporary Examples of converge

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Historical Examples of converge

Obviously they cannot converge, and the least inward pressure or edging will prevent them from running apart.
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Columbids are almost unquestionably monophyletic, and two lines would have had to diverge and then converge.
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All the divine attributes, all human happiness, converge in male and female adaptations to mutual enjoyments.
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All the Life-systems of our day must converge towards such a conception of religion.
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So far they nearly all converge to show that the criminal is markedly deficient in physical sensibility.
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British Dictionary definitions for converge

converge

verb

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

Word Origin for converge

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

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Word Origin and History for converge

1690s, from Late Latin convergere "to incline together" from com- "together" (see com-) + vergere "to bend" (see verge (v.)). Related: Converged; converging.

Science definitions for converge