convergent

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)dʒənt

Adjective

convergent (comparative more convergent, superlative most convergent)

1. That converges or focuses; converging
2. (mathematical analysis, topology) Of a (typically infinite) sequence or series in a topological space, converging to a (finite, proper) limit.

Derived terms

• absolutely convergent
• conditionally convergent
• convergent evolution
• convergent extension
• convergently
• convergent sequence
• convergent series
• convergent thinking
• enantioconvergent
• equiconvergent
• nonconvergent
• overconvergent
• postconvergent
• semiconvergent
• stereoconvergent
• superconvergent

 

Translations

that converges or focuses

Catalan: convergent Czech: konvergentní (cs), sbíhavý, konvergující Dutch: convergent (nl) Finnish: suppeneva, konvergoiva, konvergentti Greek: συγκλίνων (el) (sygklínon) Icelandic: samleitinn Indonesian: konvergen (id) Maori: ūngutu, ūngutungutu Romanian: convergent (ro) Spanish: convergente (es) Swedish: konvergent (sv)

mathematics: having a proper limit

Finnish: suppeneva German: konvergent (de) Polish: zbieżny (pl) Tagalog: palapit

Noun

 convergent (continued fraction) on Wikipedia

convergent (plural convergents)

1. (mathematics) The rational number obtained when a continued fraction is terminated after a finite number of terms.

Translations

rational number

Spanish: convergente (es) m or f

Related terms

• convergence

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convergentem.

Adjective

convergent m or f (masculine and feminine plural convergents)

1. convergent

Derived terms

• convergència

Related terms

• convergir

Further reading

• “convergent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “convergent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “convergent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “convergent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Etymology

From convergeren.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

convergent (comparative convergenter, superlative convergentst)

1. convergent

   convergente reeks ― convergent series

Declension

Declension of convergent
uninflected	convergent
inflected	convergente
comparative	convergenter
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		convergent	convergenter	het convergentst het convergentste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	convergente	convergentere	convergentste
	n. sing.	convergent	convergenter	convergentste
	plural	convergente	convergentere	convergentste
definite		convergente	convergentere	convergentste
partitive		convergents	convergenters	—

Antonyms

• divergent

Related terms

• convergentie

Descendants

• Indonesian: konvèrgèn

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.vɛʁʒ/

Verb

convergent

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of converger

Latin

Verb

convergent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of convergō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French convergent, from Latin convergens.

Adjective

convergent m or n (feminine singular convergentă, masculine plural convergenți, feminine and neuter plural convergente)

1. convergent

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	convergent		convergentă		convergenți	convergente
	definite	convergentul		convergenta		convergenții	convergentele
genitive- dative	indefinite	convergent		convergente		convergenți	convergente
	definite	convergentului		convergentei		convergenților	convergentelor