Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Tending to meet in a point; in general, approaching each other.
- Capable of causing convergence: as, a converging lens.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Tending to one point; approaching each other; convergent.
- adjective (Opt.) rays of light, which, proceeding from different points of an object, tend toward a single point.
- adjective (Math.) a series in which if an indefinitely great number of terms be taken, their sum will become indefinitely near in value to a fixed quantity, which is called the
sum of the series ; -- opposed to adiverging series.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
approaching each other at apoint ;convergent . - verb Present participle of
converge .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of converging (coming closer)
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Examples
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We were nearly one hundred in a facility conceived for sixty, all converging from the Northern Fleet for different reasons into this one ward.
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We were nearly one hundred in a facility conceived for sixty, all converging from the Northern Fleet for different reasons into this one ward.
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You must have guessed by now, though, that to my mind they seem counter-productive in converging financial markets.
International Financial Markets after the U.S. Elections 1984
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In the bigger picture, EUR/GBP is still bounded inside medium term converging range between
IBTimes.com RSS Feed 2010
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In the bigger picture, EUR/GBP is still bounded inside medium term converging range between
IBTimes.com RSS Feed 2010
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In the bigger picture, EUR/GBP is still bounded inside medium term converging range between
IBTimes.com RSS Feed 2010
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In the bigger picture, EUR/GBP is still bounded inside medium term converging range between
IBTimes.com RSS Feed 2010
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In the bigger picture, EUR/GBP is still bounded inside medium term converging range between
IBTimes.com RSS Feed 2010
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Contrary to those believing "Science is a process, NOT a consensus", consensus is very much part of the scientific process as data and models begin converging.
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In China's 12th five-year plan for economic and social development, one can also find the phrase "expanding converging interests."
Nathan Gardels: China's Zheng Bijian on "The Global Convergence of Interests" Nathan Gardels 2011
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