converge
[ kuhn-vurj ]
/ kənˈvɜrdʒ /
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
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, adjectiveWords nearby converge
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British Dictionary definitions for converge
converge
/ (kənˈvɜːdʒ) /
verb
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
Word Origin for converge
C17: from Late Latin
convergere, from Latin
com- together +
vergere to incline
Scientific definitions for converge
converge
[ kən-vûrj′ ]
To tend toward or approach an intersecting point.
In calculus, to approach a limit.