natural tendency

  • 1natural tendency — index conatus, disposition (inclination), instinct, predisposition Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2natural tendency — inborn ability, natural inclination …

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  • 3natural — 1 adjective 1 NORMAL normal and what you would expect in a particular situation or at a particular time: Don t worry it s a perfectly natural reaction. | it s only natural spoken: It s only natural to be afraid sometimes. | it is natural for sb… …

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  • 4Natural language — This article is about natural language in neuropsychology and linguistics. For natural language in computer systems, see Natural language processing. Neuropsychology …

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  • 5natural — nat|u|ral1 W1S2 [ˈnætʃərəl] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(nature)¦ 2¦(normal)¦ 3¦(behaviour)¦ 4¦(ability)¦ 5¦(relaxed)¦ 6¦(parent/child)¦ 7¦(real)¦ 8 natural justice/law 9¦(food)¦ 10¦(music)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …

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  • 6Natural Law — • In English this term is frequently employed as equivalent to the laws of nature, meaning the order which governs the activities of the material universe. Among the Roman jurists natural law designated those instincts and emotions common to man… …

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  • 7tendency — I noun aptitude, aptness, bearing, bent, bias, character, direction, disposition, facility, gift, gravitation, idiosyncrasy, inclinatio, inclination, instinct, leaning, natural disposition, nature, partiality, penchant, predisposition, prejudice …

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  • 8natural disposition — index tendency Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 9natural-born — natural ,born adjective only before noun showing a particular ability or tendency from an early age …

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  • 10natural selection — n. in evolution, the process by which those individuals (of a species) with characters that help them to become adapted to their specific environment tend to leave more progeny and transmit their characters, while those less able to become… …

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