CONVERGE Definition & Meaning

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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

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

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�y��vlog 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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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of converge¹

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

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It was that Broadway history and Black American history were converging in a performer who was offering her gifts to an audience in a climactic conflagration.

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Already, one can see Bong’s penchant for dark humor converging with his affection for food, and how divisive something as universal as sustenance can be.

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With a fresh perspective, Jeanine can identify the parts of her life that converge with Charles’ version of “Salome,” which speculates abuse between the titular character and her father.

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Lincoln’s trajectory is the mirror image of Booth’s, but eventually their paths tragically converge.

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