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[syn: convergence, converging, convergency]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Converge \Con*verge"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Converged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Converging.] [Pref. con- + L. vergere to turn,
incline; cf. F. converger. See Verge, v. i.]
To tend to one point; to incline and approach nearer
together; as, lines converge.
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The mountains converge into a single ridge.
--Jefferson.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Converging \Con*ver"ging\, a.
Tending to one point; approaching each other; convergent; as,
converging lines. --Whewell.
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Converging rays(Opt.), rays of light, which, proceeding
from different points of an object, tend toward a single
point.
Converging series (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 a diverging series.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
converging
n 1: the act of converging (coming closer) [syn: convergence,
converging, convergency]