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  1. 1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Converge Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Tending to one point; approaching each other; convergent; as, converging lines. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. the act of converging (coming closer) Source: wordnet
  4. 4. Tending to one point; approaching each other; convergent; as, converging lines. Whewell. 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. Source: webster
  5. 5. Tending to one point; approaching each other; convergent; as,converging lines. Whewell. Converging rays(Opt.), rays of light,which, proceeding from different points of an object, tend toward asingle point.-- Converging series (Math.), a series in which if an indefinitelygreat number of terms be taken, their sum will become indefinitelynear in value to a fixed quantity, which is called the sum of theseries; -- opposed to a diverging series. Source: adambom
  6. 6. j:100 n the act of converging (coming closer) v be adjacent or come together v approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit v move or draw together at a certain location v come together so as to form a single product Source: ecdict

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