Propension vs Propensity - What's the difference?
propension | propensity | Synonyms |
(now, rare) Propensity.
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*:As for me, my tast is strangely distasted to it's propensions , which in us are produced without the ordinance and direction of our judgement.
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A tendency, preference, or attraction.
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Propensity is a synonym of propension.
As nouns the difference between propension and propensity
is that propension is propensity while propensity is a tendency, preference, or attraction.propension
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(propensities)Katie L. Burke
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.}}