"converger" meaning in English

See converger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: convergers [plural]
Etymology: From converge + -er. The learner sense was coined by educational theorists David A. Kolb and Roger E. Fry in the 1970s. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|converge|er|id2=agent noun}} converge + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} converger (plural convergers)
  1. One who, or that which, converges.
    Sense id: en-converger-en-noun-I1v32B6K
  2. (education) A learner who prefers to focus on the practical application of abstract ideas, hence primarily technical subjects. Categories (topical): Education, Quantum mechanics
    Sense id: en-converger-en-noun-4z5Mq1B0 Disambiguation of Quantum mechanics: 18 53 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 60 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 23 52 26 Topics: education
  3. (chiefly quantum chemistry) An iterative method, especially an iterative ab initio method for solving the electronic Schrödinger equation.
    Sense id: en-converger-en-noun-TLY5BbBF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Chemistry
Disambiguation of Chemistry: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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