ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Almost convergent sequence

Okay kiddo, let me explain what almost convergent sequence means.

Imagine you have a line of soldiers standing in a line, and you want them to all stand at attention in a straight line. A perfectly convergent line would mean that every soldier is standing in the exactly the right spot, with no one sticking out or falling behind.

But in an almost convergent sequence, there might be one soldier who is just a little bit out of place. Maybe they are standing a few inches too far to the left or too far to the right. This makes the line almost straight, but not quite perfect.

Now, instead of soldiers, imagine we have a sequence of numbers, like this:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...

In a perfectly convergent sequence, each number would be exactly where it should be, with no number missing or out of place. But in an almost convergent sequence, there might be one number that's a bit off.

For example, imagine if the sequence looked like this:

1, 2, 3, 5, 6, ...

The number 4 is missing - it's like having a soldier who didn't show up for duty! This makes the sequence almost convergent, but not quite perfect.

So, in summary, an almost convergent sequence is a sequence of numbers that's almost in order, but not quite perfect. It's like having a line of soldiers that's almost straight, but not quite.