0 the fact that someone is likely to behave in a particular way, especially a bad way:
[ + to infinitive ] She's inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much.
He's well-known for his natural propensity for indiscretion.
1 a tendency to behave in a particular way:
2 if someone has a propensity to behave in a particular way or prefer a particular thing, they are likely to behave in that way or like that thing:
This variable controls for the effect of the degree of consensus in a given period on the propensity of groups to vote together.
For example, although we control for case-mix differences in the regressions, differences in the propensity to code comorbidities might influence the volume-outcome relationship.
Only those variables that were significantly different between the groups under comparison were retained for the propensity score model.
Using these assumed normal propensities in place of those observed at the time of the vote, we again sort the members from right to left.
Limitations of the study include the restriction of propensity adjustments to observable group differences.
It is a propensity of human nature to see their daughters well settled.
Deliberately cultivated, his style steered between his audiences' expectations and his own propensities and embodied options.
Although use of ephedrine is supported by history, it has limited efficacy and there are concerns about its propensity to cause fetal acidosis.
