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Converging

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con·verge  (kn-vûrj)
v. con·verged, con·verg·ing, con·verg·es
v.intr.
1.
a. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point: lines that converge.
b. To come together from different directions; meet: The avenues converge at a central square.
2. To tend toward or achieve union or a common conclusion or result: In time, our views and our efforts converged.
3. Mathematics To approach a limit.
v.tr.
To cause to converge.

[Late Latin convergere, to incline together : Latin com-, com- + Latin vergere, to incline; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.converging - the act of converging (coming closer)
joining, connexion, connection - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"
merging, coming together, meeting - the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds"


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" The converging sides of this "V" marked the boundaries of the gold-bearing dirt.
All the while they were converging, under an irresistible law, as surely as two streams in one vale.
On the third day, the throng had swollen to thousands; all slowly converging to one point-- the city of Somnauth.
 
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