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.
- 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.
- (of an infinite series) to have a finite sum; to have a sequence of partial sums that converges.
- (of an improper integral) to have a finite value.
- (of a net) to be residually in every neighborhood of some point.
verb (used with object), con·verged, con·verg·ing.
- to cause to converge.
verb
- to move or cause to move towards the same pointcrowds 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
v.1690s, from Late Latin convergere “to incline together” from com- “together” (see com-) + vergere “to bend” (see verge (v.)). Related: Converged; converging.
- To tend toward or approach an intersecting point.
- In calculus, to approach a limit.