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converge

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verb (used without object)

converged, converging.

to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other, as lines that are not parallel.
Synonyms: ,
to tend to a common result, conclusion, etc.
Mathematics.
1. (of a sequence) to have values eventually arbitrarily close to some number; to have a finite limit.
2. (of an infinite series) to have a finite sum; to have a sequence of partial sums that converges.
3. (of an improper integral) to have a finite value.
4. (of a net) to be residually in every neighborhood of some point.

verb (used with object)

converged, converging.

to cause to converge.

converge

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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

converge

To tend toward or approach an intersecting point.
In calculus, to approach a limit.

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of converge¹

First recorded in 1685–95, converge is from the Late Latin word convergere to incline together. See con-, verge ²

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Word History and Origins

Origin of converge¹

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

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The world's best have converged on Madrid for the next ATP Masters-WTA 1000 combined event of the season.

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The top high school tennis players in Southern California will converge on Ojai representing the Southern Section, City Section and San Diego Section.

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“The cosmos is a cold, random and uncaring place, but somehow it manages to converge with our own emotional bonds,” he said.

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As budget cuts, state mandates and new food restrictions converge, a looming crisis threatens to upend the nation’s food assistance programs — pushing millions of low-income Americans closer to hunger.

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In the Theater of Dionysus, art and politics converged to nourish an informed, active citizenry capable of guiding Athenian democracy both on and off the stage.

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