Tendency: meaning, definitions and examples
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tendency
[ หtษndษnsi ]
social behavior
An inclination or a predisposition to act in a certain way or to move in a particular direction.
Synonyms
inclination, leaning, propensity, trend
Examples of usage
- The tendency of people to conform to societal norms.
- There is a tendency for individuals to seek out like-minded individuals.
- She has a tendency to procrastinate when faced with difficult tasks.
statistics
A general direction in which something tends to move.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- There is a tendency for the data to show a positive correlation.
- The graph illustrates the increasing tendency of sales over the past year.
Translations
Translations of the word "tendency" in other languages:
๐ต๐น tendรชncia
๐ฎ๐ณ เคชเฅเคฐเคตเฅเคคเฅเคคเคฟ
๐ฉ๐ช Tendenz
๐ฎ๐ฉ kecenderungan
๐บ๐ฆ ัะตะฝะดะตะฝััั
๐ต๐ฑ tendencja
๐ฏ๐ต ๅพๅ (ใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท tendance
๐ช๐ธ tendencia
๐น๐ท eฤilim
๐ฐ๐ท ๊ฒฝํฅ (ๅพๅ)
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ูู
๐จ๐ฟ tendence
๐ธ๐ฐ tendencia
๐จ๐ณ ๅพๅ (qฤซngxiร ng)
๐ธ๐ฎ tendenca
๐ฎ๐ธ tilhneiging
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑะตะนัะผะดัะปัะบ
๐ฌ๐ช แขแแแแแแชแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ meyl
๐ฒ๐ฝ tendencia
Word origin
The word 'tendency' originates from the Latin word 'tendere', meaning 'to stretch'. It first appeared in English in the 1620s with the sense of 'inclination, leaning'. Over time, it evolved to encompass the idea of a predisposition or a direction in which something tends to move.
See also: distend, tend, tendencies, tender, tending, tension, untended.