converge
Use Converge in a sentence
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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World English Dictionary
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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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Etymonline
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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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
converge (kən-vûrj') Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
The circuitry of our brains does not all converge on one point where the essence of ourselves can sit and ruminate.
Over the next several years you will see the two converge.
Rogue waves seem to occur in deep water or where a number of physical factors such as strong winds and fast currents converge.
At the police station the roads of the tramp and the tough again converge.
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