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propensity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | leaning, proclivity |
| Type of | disposition, inclination, tendency |
propensity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aptness |
| Type of | disposition |
the propensity of disease to spread.
propensity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | leaning, tendency |
| Type of | inclination |
Examples of propensity
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The propensity of men to be selfish, power-hungry, and oppressive is ubiquitous.
From the infowars.com
New research suggests that the propensity for one-night stands could be genetic.
From the sciencedaily.com
Is a group's propensity to click on ads inversely related to its tech savvyness?
From the techcrunch.com
Rabuka is noted for his propensity to walk both sides of the street politically.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Kwame Watson-Siriboe showed promise but also a propensity to make a big mistake.
From the dailyherald.com
They also are hindered by a propensity to blow elections over the last 12 years.
From the edition.cnn.com
Does it reduce their propensity to real world nastiness or does it encourage it?
From the guardian.co.uk
One Labor insider says this propensity of modern Labor is imported from America.
From the smh.com.au
Those guys have a propensity of battling back and getting back into those games.
From the kansas.com
- Leaning: an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"
- Proclivity: a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
- Aptness: a disposition to behave in a certain way; "the aptness of iron to rust"; "the propensity of disease to spread"
- The propensity theory of probability is one interpretation of the concept of probability. Theorists who adopt this interpretation think of probability as a physical propensity, or disposition, or tendency of a given type of physical situation to yield an outcome of a certain kind, or to yield a ...
- A tendency, preference, or attraction
- (propensities) (n.): inclinations or tendencies
- The extent to which an economic agent is inclined to use income for a particular purpose, such as the (marginal or average) propensity to import, or propensity to consume, measured as the fraction of income (or of a change in income, if marginal) devoted to the activity.
- (n.) an inclination, preference (Dermit has a propensity for dangerous activities such as bungee jumping.)
- A person's tendency to act in either a good or an evil way. Prior to undergoing a change of heart (or disposition), a person's propensity is naturally evil. (Cf. predisposition.)
