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- Dictionaryconverge/kənˈvəːdʒ/
verb
- 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" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a series) approximate in the sum of its terms towards a definite limit: "the powers of"
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CONVERGE definition: 1. If lines, roads, or paths converge, they move towards the same point where they join or meet…. Learn more.
1. : to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet. converging paths. Police cars converged on the accident scene. 2. : to come together and unite in a common interest or focus. Economic forces converged to bring the country out of the recession. 3. : to approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit.
to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other, as lines that are not parallel. Synonyms: focus, approach. 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.
Use the verb converge to describe something that comes together at a common point: “Thousands of Elvis fans plan to converge on the small Arkansas town where unconfirmed sightings of the deceased superstar eating at a local barbeque restaurant had been widely reported.”
1. to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other, as lines that are not parallel. 2. to tend toward a common result or conclusion.
If different ideas or societies converge, they stop being different and become similar to each other. Film tastes on the two sides of the Atlantic seem to have converged. [ VERB ]
[intransitive] (of two or more lines, paths, etc.) to move towards each other and meet at a point. There was a signpost where the two paths converged. [intransitive] if ideas, policies, aims, etc. converge, they become very similar or the same. The aims of the two developments can and should converge. opposite diverge. Word Origin.
to come together or tend to come together at a point. 2. to move or be directed toward each other or toward the same place, purpose, or result. 3. to approach a definite limit, as the sum of certain infinite series of numbers ( Ex: 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 + 1 ⁄ 8 + 1 ⁄ 16 + 1 ⁄ 32 . . . = 2) verb transitive. 4.
See synonyms for converge on Thesaurus.com 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.
CONVERGE meaning: 1. If lines, roads, or rivers converge, they meet at a particular point. 2. to move towards a…. Learn more.
