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.
Origin of converge
1Other words for converge
1 | approach, focus, come together |
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
Considered together, they would all be shadowy approximations converging on a sort of ideal cube.
Scientists Uncover the Universal Geometry of Geology | Joshua Sokol | November 19, 2020 | Quanta MagazineGlobally, the political discourse is converging around gender parity.
The U.S. is too far behind the rest of the world when it comes to women in government | jakemeth | November 16, 2020 | FortuneTwo reinforcing features of our political system have converged to create that result.
The crisis isn’t too much polarization. It’s too little democracy. | Ezra Klein | November 12, 2020 | VoxIn the long term, shareholder interests and stakeholder interests tend to converge.
Purpose, or ‘purpose- washing’? A crossroads for business leaders | Alan Murray | November 11, 2020 | FortuneTheir focuses often converge upon predicaments of preternaturally smart, Jewish women.
Reading Nicole Krauss’s ‘To Be a Man’ feels like talking all night with a brilliant friend | Joan Frank | November 5, 2020 | Washington Post
He held intrigue for journalists converging for the transition of papal power.
In fact, he was in contact with Lansky prior to converging from the hillside onto the streets of Havana.
Will Hyman Roth Return to Havana With Normalized Relations? | John L. Smith | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou are converging two events that are freighted with expectations, essentially doubling your risk of disaster.
It depicts an exhausted Texas oil field on scrub land, an old railroad bed and a watery ditch converging in the distance.
Rackstraw Downes’s Art and Essays Are Two Sides of the Same Genius | Bill Morris | June 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNews crews are converging from around the world, buying airplane tickets, (insanely expensive) hotel rooms, and food.
It often happens that two chasms converging separate a rock from the cliff.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerShe plunged back along one of the converging avenues, yielding to the fascination of green alleys leading one knows not whither.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdAll the while they were converging, under an irresistible law, as surely as two streams in one vale.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Thomas HardyThe three ships were slowly converging toward a point fifteen thousand miles off-planet and over the sunset line.
Space Viking | Henry Beam PiperIn another species, the plate is ornamented with transparent converging streaks.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William Kirby
British Dictionary definitions for converge
/ (kənˈvɜːdʒ) /
to move or cause to move towards the same point: crowds 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
Origin of converge
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for converge
[ kən-vûrj′ ]
To tend toward or approach an intersecting point.
In calculus, to approach a limit.
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