Syn: Disposition; bias; inclination; proclivity; proneness; bent; tendency. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
propensities — pro·pen·si·ty || prÉ™ pensÉ™tɪ n. inclination, tendency, disposition, aptitude; special trait, distinct trait … English contemporary dictionary
Propensity probability — 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… … Wikipedia
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Phrenology — (from Greek: φρήν, phrēn , mind ; and λόγος, logos , knowledge ) is a defunct field of study, once considered a science, by which the personality traits of a person were determined by reading bumps and fissures in the skull. Developed by German… … Wikipedia
Elias Hicks — (March 19, 1748 February 27, 1830) was an itinerant Quaker preacher from Long Island, New York. He promoted doctrines that embroiled him in controversy that led to the first major schism within the Religious Society of Friends. Elias Hicks was… … Wikipedia
Chou–Fasman method — The Chou–Fasman method are an empirical technique for the prediction of secondary structures in proteins, originally developed in the 1970s.[1][2][3] The method is based on analyses of the relative frequencies of each amino acid in alpha helices … Wikipedia
McCullough Report — The McCullough Report is a report published by the Irish Roman Catholic bishops in June 2005 following allegations of homosexual sexual abuse between seminarians and staff at St Patrick s College, Maynooth in Ireland. The report looked at how the … Wikipedia
Mill, John Stuart: Logic and metaphysics — J.S.Mill Logic and metaphysics John Skorupski ENLIGHTENMENT AND ROMANTICISM IN MILL’S PHILOSOPHY Mill’s importance as one of the major figures of nineteenth century politics and culture, and the current interest in him as a moral and political… … History of philosophy
