convergent

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /kənˈvɝ.dʒənt/ UK /kənˈvɜː.dʒənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #121861

Meanings

1

adj
tending to come together, meet, or become more alike from different directions

The researchers reached convergent conclusions from two independent experiments.
2

adj
in mathematics, approaching a finite limit as more terms are taken or as an argument approaches a value

The convergent sequence gets arbitrarily close to zero.
3

noun
a rational approximation obtained by truncating a continued fraction after finitely many terms

Each convergent of the continued fraction gives a closer rational approximation to the irrational number.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · tending to come together,... convergingmeeting

2 adj · in mathematics, approaching... limit-approaching

3 noun · a rational approximation... continued-fraction approximant

Opposites

divergent

Word family

Derived forms convergentlyenantioconvergentequiconvergentnonconvergentoverconvergentsemiconvergentsuperconvergent

Related forms converge convergence diverge limit

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Phrases (1)

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convergent thinking
thinking that combines information to arrive at one correct solution

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From converge + -ent, modeled on Latin convergens, the present participle of convergere ("to incline together"), from con- ("together") + vergere ("to bend, turn"). The mathematical sense preserves the image of values drawing toward one limit.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# convergent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˈvɝ.dʒənt/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈvɜː.dʒənt/
**Frequency rank:** 121861

## Meanings
1. tending to come together, meet, or become more alike from different directions
2. in mathematics, approaching a finite limit as more terms are taken or as an argument approaches a value
3. a rational approximation obtained by truncating a continued fraction after finitely many terms

## Examples
- The researchers reached convergent conclusions from two independent experiments.
- The convergent sequence gets arbitrarily close to zero.
- Each convergent of the continued fraction gives a closer rational approximation to the irrational number.

## Synonyms
- converging
- meeting

## Antonyms
- divergent

## Derived Forms
- convergently
- enantioconvergent
- equiconvergent
- nonconvergent
- overconvergent
- semiconvergent
- superconvergent

## Related Forms
- converge
- convergence
- diverge
- limit

## Etymology
From converge + -ent, modeled on Latin convergens, the present participle of convergere ("to incline together"), from con- ("together") + vergere ("to bend, turn"). The mathematical sense preserves the image of values drawing toward one limit.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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