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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. | |
