convergent

English

Adjective

convergent (comparative more convergent, superlative most convergent)

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

Derived terms

• absolutely convergent
• conditionally convergent
• convergent evolution
• convergent extension
• convergent sequence
• convergent series

 

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 (plural convergents)

1. (mathematics) The rational number obtained when a continued fraction has been 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

Inflection

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

Declension of convergent

		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