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Tendency vs Northness - What's the difference?

tendency | northness |

As nouns the difference between tendency and northness

is that tendency is a likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward while northness is a tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north.

tendency

English

Noun

(tendencies)
  • A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
    • Denim has a tendency to fade.
  • An organised unit or faction within a larger political organisation.
    • a militant tendency

    Derived terms

    * multitendency

    Synonyms

    * inclination * disposition * propensity * penchant * trend

    northness

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the north.
    • (Faraday)
    (Webster 1913)