What does Tendency mean?
Definitions for Tendency
ˈtɛn dən siten·den·cy
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Princeton's WordNet
inclination, disposition, tendencynoun
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"
leaning, propensity, tendencynoun
an inclination to do something
"he felt leanings toward frivolity"
tendency, inclinationnoun
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"
tendency, trendnoun
a general direction in which something tends to move
"the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"
Wiktionary
tendencynoun
a likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
Denim has a tendency to fade.
Etymology: Ultimately from the Latin tendere / tendō.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Tendence, Tendencynoun
Etymology: from tend.
It is not much business that distracts any man; but the want of purity, constancy, and tendency towards God. Taylor.
Writings of this kind, if conducted with candour, have a more particular tendency to the good of their country than any other compositions. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 40.
We may acquaint ourselves with the powers and properties, the tendencies and inclinations, of body and spirit. Isaac Watts.
All of them are innocent, and most of them had a moral tendency, to soften the virulence of parties, or laugh out of countenance some vice or folly. Jonathan Swift.
These opinions are of so little moment, that, like motes in the sun, their tendencies are little noticed. John Locke.
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tendency
A tendency is a characteristic inclination or predisposition towards a certain way of acting or thinking. It can refer to something that consistently happens or an individual's usual manner of behaviour. In a broader sense, it's an inclination towards a particular kind of condition or outcome; a latent potentiality or influence towards a specific result.
Webster Dictionary
Tendencynoun
direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result
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Rank popularity for the word 'Tendency' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3329
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Tendency' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4589
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Tendency' in Nouns Frequency: #1204
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Tendency in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Tendency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Tendency in a Sentence
Our tendency to create heroes rarely jibes with the reality that most nontrivial problems require collective solutions.
But the tendency is irreversible ... It is something that we think will be permanent.
Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche:
It is very important to get the right timing, as a tendency, and as a trend, we have become more bullish in that regard.
All parties might have a tendency to support populist measures to attract support in Parliament and also to retain popularity in case of a further UK election.
This tendency to hold on to the poorly performing securities can end up continuing to cost the investor, investors often make decisions based on gut instinct, but that can really lead them astray.
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Translations for Tendency
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- نزعة, ميلArabic
- tendènciaCatalan, Valencian
- tendence, sklonCzech
- TendenzGerman
- ροπή, τάσηGreek
- emo, inklino, tendencoEsperanto
- tendenciaSpanish
- taipumusFinnish
- tendanceFrench
- נטייהHebrew
- प्रवृत्तिHindi
- tandansHaitian Creole
- irányHungarian
- kecenderunganIndonesian
- tendenzaItalian
- 傾向Japanese
- ტენდენციაGeorgian
- 경향Korean
- kecenderunganMalay
- neigingDutch
- tendensNorwegian
- tendencjaPolish
- tendênciaPortuguese
- înclinație, tendințăRomanian
- тенденцияRussian
- tendens, benägenhet, trendSwedish
- ధోరణిTelugu
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