Tendency

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A characteristic likelihood.
  • noun. A predisposition to think, act, or proceed in a particular way.
  • noun. A characteristic pattern or point of view.
  • noun. Movement or prevailing movement in a given direction.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Movement, or inclination to move, in some particular direction or toward some end or purpose; bent, leaning, or inclination toward some object, effect, or result; inclining or contributing influence.
  • noun. Synonyms Propensity, Inclination, etc. (see bent), drift, direction, bearing.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
  • noun. an inclination to do something
  • noun. a general direction in which something tends to move
  • noun. an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
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