CONVERGE


Meaning of CONVERGE in English

/keuhn verrj"/ , v. , converged, converging .

v.i.

1. to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other, as lines that are not parallel.

2. to tend to a common result, conclusion, etc.

3. Math.

a. (of a sequence) to have values eventually arbitrarily close to some number; to have a finite limit.

b. (of an infinite series) to have a finite sum; to have a sequence of partial sums that converges.

c. (of an improper integral) to have a finite value.

d. (of a net) to be residually in every neighborhood of some point.

v.t.

4. to cause to converge.

[ 1685-95; convergere to incline together. See CON-, VERGE 2 ]

Syn. 1. approach, focus, come together.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .