Coming together from different directions to meet at the same point.
From Latin 'convergere'—'con-' (together) plus 'vergere' (to turn). The word originally described physical lines or paths turning toward each other.
Converging lenses in physics actually bend light rays to meet at a focal point, making this mathematical concept one of the most practical applications of the word's original meaning!
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