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Meanings of tendency in English

Russian
склонность
Portuguese
tendência
Catalan
inclinació
Spanish
inclinación

Characteristic of an entity that makes a given outcome or event more likely than it would otherwise be.

Related terms
склонность
Catalan
tendència
Spanish
tendencia

A general direction in which something tends to move.

tendència
Usage of tendency in English
1
But political conditions have a tendency of changing unannounced-andcontrary to reason.
Wired
2
This tendency to elevate profit above principle is not new in Ireland.
The Irish Times
3
This is unfortunately a natural tendency and needs to be actively fought.
News.com.au
4
That said; there's a slight tendency to go against the general trend.
The South African
5
However, a greater squamous histological tendency was found in the older group.
Pubmed
6
Measures of central tendency and frequency distributions were used for univariate analysis.
Pubmed
7
A tendency to be in control could result in some unnecessary power-struggles.
The South African
8
In the North, of course, the tendency was in the other direction.
The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 / A History of the Educ...
9
The first has a natural tendency to give pleasure; the second, pain.
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
10
In the last few years, I believe we have changed the tendency.
The Guardian
11
On the website, however, the gourmet tendency was nowhere to be seen.
The Guardian
12
A similar tendency, although not significant, was found for the quality measurements.
Pubmed
13
However, there is a slight tendency to try and push your luck.
The South African
14
This political tendency could not be overridden by American ingenuity, he thought.
Ghost wars
15
New Yorkers have an almost uncontrollable tendency to envy other New Yorkers.
The new yorker
16
There's a tendency to attribute far too much importance to trivial developments.
The South African
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Translations for tendency
Portuguese
tendência
Tendency through the time
Tendency across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
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