Category:Tendency

Tend"en*cy, n.; pl. Tendencies. Etym: [l. tendents, -entis, p.pr. of Tendere: cf. F. tendance. See tend to move.]

Defn: 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.