Converging: meaning, definitions and examples

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converging

[ kənˈvərdʒɪŋ ]

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mathematics

Coming together from different directions to meet at a point.

Synonyms

intersecting, joining, meeting

Examples of usage

The lines are converging towards the center.
The two functions are converging as x approaches infinity.

Translations

Translations of the word "converging" in other languages:

🇵🇹 convergindo

🇮🇳 संकेंद्रित

🇩🇪 konvergierend

🇮🇩 mengumpul

🇺🇦 збіжний

🇵🇱 zbiegający się

🇯🇵 収束する

🇫🇷 convergeant

🇪🇸 convergente

🇹🇷 yakınsayan

🇰🇷 수렴하는

🇸🇦 ملتقي

🇨🇿 sbíhající se

🇸🇰 zbiehajúci sa

🇨🇳 收敛

🇸🇮 združevanje

🇮🇸 samanrekstrandi

🇰🇿 жақындасу

🇬🇪 კონვერგენტი

🇦🇿 birleşən

🇲🇽 convergente

Word origin

The word 'converging' originates from the Latin word 'convergere', which means 'to incline together'. It has been used in mathematics to describe the concept of lines or functions meeting at a common point since the 17th century.