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tendential, a.|tɛnˈdɛnʃəl|
[f. as next + -al1.]
Of the nature of, or characterized by having, a tendency; spec. = next.
1847J. D. Morell Hist. Philos. (ed. 2) II. vii. 396 He [sc. Buchez] has brought to his aid the notion of progress, the logical development of ideas, and the tendential movements of society. 1889J. M. Robertson Ess. Crit. Method Pref. 3 A division of thinking men into tendential parties, in each of which there is a substantial agreement, resulting in different degrees from bias, prejudice, and reasoning towards consistency. 1904Amer. Jrnl. Relig., etc. May 75 (Cent. D., Supp.) Deliverance..from the power of those other tendential ideas against which he has been struggling. |