tendency
noun
- characteristic of an entity that makes a given outcome or event more likely than it would otherwise be
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈtɛn.dən.si/ / /ˈten.dən.si/
noun
Etymology: From Medieval Latin tendentia, from tendens, present participle of tendō.
- A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
“Denim has a tendency to fade.”
“I have a tendency to get bored after the first half an hour of a movie.”
- An organised unit or faction within a larger political organisation.
“Mao launched the struggle against the vulgar materialist tendency within the party as early as 1937.”
“In stark contrast to the Europeanist tendency within the party and the Suez Group, this group had a short history.”