con verge
verb (used without object)
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.
3.
Mathematics.
a.
(of a sequence) to have values eventually arbitrarily close to some number; to have a finite limit.
b.
(of an infinite series) to have a finite sum; to have a sequence of partial sums that converges.
c.
(of an improper integral) to have a finite value.
d.
(of a net) to be residually in every neighborhood of some point.
verb (used with object)
4.
to cause to converge.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to move or cause to move towards the same point: crowds converged on the city |
| 2. | to meet or cause to meet; join |
| 3. | (intr) (of opinions, effects, etc) to tend towards a common conclusion or result |
| 4. | (intr) maths (of an infinite series or sequence) to approach a finite limit as the number of terms increases |
| 5. | (intr) (of animals and plants during evolutionary development) to undergo convergence |
| [C17: from Late Latin convergere, from Latin com- together + vergere to incline] | |
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Word Origin & History
converge
1691, from L.L. convergere "to incline together" from com- "together" + vergere "to bend" (see verge (v.)). Related: convergence (1713); convergent (mid-18c.); converging (1776). Convergent evolution was in use among biologists by 1890.
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