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Partiality vs Propensity - What's the difference?

partiality | propensity | Related terms |

Partiality is a related term of propensity.


As nouns the difference between partiality and propensity

is that partiality is preference, bias in favor of, tendency while propensity is a tendency, preference, or attraction.

partiality

English

Noun

(partialities)
  • Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.
    • The judge's partiality towards the defendant caused him to be replaced, with someone who was apparently more neutral.

    Anagrams

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    propensity

    English

    Noun

    (propensities)
  • A tendency, preference, or attraction.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Katie L. Burke
    • , title= In the News , volume=101, issue=3, page=193, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.}}

    Synonyms

    * proclivity * propension

    Related terms

    * propense