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What is eventual convergence in distributed systems?

Updated May 17, 2026

Short answer

Eventual convergence means all replicas become consistent over time.

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Even if nodes temporarily diverge due to network delays or partitions, replication mechanisms ensure they eventually synchronize to the same state.

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