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converge

Pronunciation: /kənˈvəːdʒ/
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Definition of converge

verb

[no object]
  • 1(of lines) tend to meet at a point:a pair of lines of longitude are parallel at the equator but converge toward the poles
  • come together from different directions so as eventually to meet:convoys from America and the UK traversed thousands of miles to converge in the Atlantic
  • (converge on/upon) come from different directions and meet at (a place):half a million sports fans will converge on the capital for the London Marathon
  • (of a number of things) gradually change so as to become similar or develop something in common:the aims of the two developments can and should converge
  • 2 Mathematics (of a series) approximate in the sum of its terms towards a definite limit: the powers of E therefore converge very slowly indeed

Origin:

late 17th century: from late Latin convergere, from con- 'together' + Latin vergere 'incline'

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