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tendency |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tendency \Tend"en*cy\, n.; pl {Tendencies}. [L. tendents -entis, p. pr of tendere: cf F. tendance. See {Tend} to move.] Direction or course toward any place object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result. Writings of this kind if conducted with candor, have a more particular tendency to the good of their country. --Addison. In every experimental science, there is a tendency toward perfection. --Macaulay. Syn: Disposition; inclination; proneness; drift; scope; aim From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tendency n 1: an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" [syn: {inclination}, {disposition}] 2: an inclination to do something "he felt leanings toward frivolity" [syn: {leaning}, {propensity}] 3: a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect: "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink" [syn: {inclination}] 4: a general direction in which something tends to move: "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market" [syn: {trend}]
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