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How to pronounce convergence
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Noun
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the occurrence of two or more things coming together
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the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit
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a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
“there was no overlap between their proposals”
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the act of converging (coming closer)
Usage examples
- Newton-like methods with higher orders of convergence are the Householder's methods.
- All of these characteristics show some convergence with ground sloths, gorillas and giant pandas.
- These may be interpreted as formal calculations when there is no convergence.
- At the time it was the point of convergence of several hunting trails.
- The convergence is proven almost sure in all cases.
- Unlike the power series encountered in calculus, questions of convergence are irrelevant.
- Such a technique can be useful for quantifying an unknown rate of convergence.
- Some writers prefer another definition of convergence.
- That means pointwise convergence almost everywhere.
- The same model gives fluid convergence when time is run backward.