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- [kuh n-vur-juh nt]
- /kənˈvɜr dʒənt/
- /kənˈvɜː.dʒənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-vur-juh nt]
- /kənˈvɜr dʒənt/
Definitions of convergent word
- adjective convergent (of two or more lines, paths, etc) moving towards or meeting at some common point 3
- adjective convergent (of forces, ideas, etc) tending towards the same result; merging 3
- adjective convergent (of an infinite series) having a finite limit 3
- adjective convergent characterized by convergence; tending to come together; merging. 1
- noun convergent Coming closer together, especially in characteristics or ideas. 1
- noun convergent (mathematics) the rational number obtained when a continued fraction has been terminated after a finite number of terms. 0
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Origin of convergent
First appearance:
before 1720 One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1720-30, convergent is from the Late Latin word convergent- (stem of convergēns, present participle of convergere). See converge, -ent
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Parts of speech for Convergent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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convergent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
convergent usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for convergent
adj convergent
- concurrent — Concurrent events or situations happen at the same time.
- confluent — flowing together or merging
- meeting — an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.
- converging — to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other, as lines that are not parallel.
adjective convergent
- connecting — joined or linked; linking two things
Antonyms for convergent
adjective convergent
- factional — of a faction or factions.
- unsimilar — having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way: two similar houses.
- divergent — diverging; differing; deviating.
- poles apart — each of the extremities of the axis of the earth or of any spherical body.
- alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
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