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How to pronounce convergence

IPA transcription: [kən'vɚdʒəns]

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Noun

  • the occurrence of two or more things coming together

  • the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit

  • a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena

    “there was no overlap between their proposals”

  • 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.