convergent

convergent
converge con‧verge [kənˈvɜːdʒ ǁ -ˈvɜːrdʒ] verb [intransitive]
1. if two or more rates of interest, unemployment etc converge, they move to the same level:
converge with

• Irish productivity per worker has converged with the EU norms.

2. ECONOMICS if two or more economies converge, they start to have the same characteristics such as the same levels of inflation, interest rates etc. The economies of countries wanting to join the EU have to converge with those of existing members before they can join:
converge with

• Britain's economy has not yet converged sufficiently with those of the present participants in the euromarket.

— compare diverge
— convergent adjective :

• The Asian crisis showed the convergent, rather than divergent, nature of emerging economies.

— convergence noun [uncountable] :

• employment policies that work against regional convergence

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convergent UK US /kənˈvɜːdʒənt/ adjective
coming closer together or becoming more similar: »

The EU clearly encourages convergent monetary policies among its member states.

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convergent government debt levels


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • convergent — convergent, ente [ kɔ̃vɛrʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1611; lat. convergens → converger 1 ♦ Qui converge. Lignes convergentes. Des routes convergentes en un point. Regards convergents sur un même objet. Lentille convergente, qui fait converger les rayons… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • Convergent — Convergent, lat., Linien, die sich einander nähern; in der Arithmetik Zahlenreihen, deren Glieder immer kleiner werden, so daß sich die Summe derselben immer mehr einer andern bestimmten nähert, je kleiner die Theile werden. Convergiren,… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • convergent — index adjacent, concurrent (at the same time), contiguous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • convergent — CONVERGENT, ENTE. adj. C est l opposé de Divergent. En Géométrie, on donne ce nom à des lignes qui vont en s approchant l une de l autre. Lignes convergentes. [b]f♛/b] En Dioptrique, on appelle Convergens, Les rayons de lumière qui vont en s… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • convergent — adjective Date: circa 1751 1. tending to move toward one point or to approach each other ; converging < convergent lines > 2. exhibiting convergence in form, function, or development < convergent evolution > 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • convergent — nonparallel onparallel adj. 1. not parallel; of lines or linear objects. Opposite of {parallel}. [Narrower terms: {bias, catacorner, cata cornered, catercorner, cater cornered, catty corner, catty cornered, diagonal, kitty corner, kitty cornered …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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