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English Dictionary: tendency	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tendency n 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" Synonym(s): inclination, disposition, tendency an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity" Synonym(s): leaning, propensity, tendency 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" Synonym(s): tendency, inclination a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market" Synonym(s): tendency, trend
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tendency \Tend"ency\, 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.