Difference between Propensity and Tendency

PROPENSITY vs TENDENCY: NOUN

A natural inclination
An inclination to do something
An innate inclination; a tendency.
A bent of mind, natural or acquired; inclination; natural tendency; disposition to anything good or evil, particularly to evil: as, a propensity to gamble.
Synonyms Bias, Inclination, etc. See bent.
The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination; disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency.
A tendency, preference, or attraction.
A disposition to behave in a certain way

A characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
A general direction in which something tends to move
An inclination to do something
A characteristic likelihood.
A predisposition to think, act, or proceed in a particular way.
A characteristic pattern or point of view.
Movement or prevailing movement in a given direction.
Movement, or inclination to move, in some particular direction or toward some end or purpose; bent, leaning, or inclination toward some object, effect, or result; inclining or contributing influence.
Synonyms Propensity, Inclination, etc. (see bent), drift, direction, bearing.
Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result.
A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

Pattern, Temptation, Appetite, Predisposing, Fondness, Susceptibility, Ability, Willingness, Predisposition, Inclination, Penchant, Leaning, Aptness, Tendency, Proclivity

Phenomenon, Penchant, Bias, Attitude, Impulse, Willingness, Temptation, Predisposition, Tended, Proclivity, Disposition, Leaning, Trend, Inclination, Propensity

Potential, Impulse, Likelihood, Pattern, Temptation, Appetite, Predisposing, Fondness, Susceptibility, Ability, Predisposition, Inclination, Leaning, Tendency, Proclivity

Susceptibility, Pattern, Habit, Drift, Preference, Bias, Impulse, Temptation, Predisposition, Tended, Proclivity, Leaning, Trend, Inclination, Propensity

The sum of the marginal propensity to consume and marginal propensity to save is equal to one.
After calculating the propensity score use the Match function in R to match subjects on the propensity score.
If the defendant wants to keep propensity character evidence out of his trial, he merely needs to refrain from presenting any propensity character evidence.
However, this propensity score approach is prone to residual confounding, which might be an issue due to propensity score heterogeneity within the strata.
Propensity scores apply to individual releasees, but the distribution of propensity scores in the release cohort can also be characterized.
Determination of cigarette variety ignition propensity; reduced ignition propensity standard; listing; cigarette design; rules.
Sometimes a propensity is a bad thing, as in a criminal with a propensity for theft or murder.
Watch this video about Propensity score matching for Propensity Scores in A Crash Course in Causality: Inferring Causal Effects from Observational Data.
Propensity is sometimes cited as a reason for targeting the same communities, but propensity can be changed with planning and resourcing.
Propensity score matching involves forming matched sets of treated and untreated subjects who have similar propensity scores.

Sometimes odor, density, or splitting tendency is helpful.
Complex code has a tendency to be buggy.
Tendency to boss rather than facilitate ongoing activities.
Debasement; taint; or tendency to a worse state.
Some people inherit a tendency to develop osteoarthritis.
There has increasing tendency to wars as character.
Its a question of apathy, of tendency to not to empathise, of tendency to handle issues superfluously and not going into depth.
Everyday people have a tendency to generalize, while researchers have a tendency to look at nuances and specifics.
There is a tendency in us, a sinful tendency that can pervert and distort our faith.
Tendency to solitude, tendency to get captivated in his or her own thoughts.