Tendency - Definition
tendency
n 1: 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" [syn:
inclination, disposition, tendency]
2: an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward
frivolity" [syn: leaning, propensity, tendency]
3: 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" [syn: tendency, inclination]
4: a general direction in which something tends to move; "the
shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock
market" [syn: tendency, trend]