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    propensity

    US /prəˈpɛnsɪti/

    ・

    UK /prəˈpensəti/

    B2TOEIC
    n.NounNatural tendency to behave in a particular way
    He has a propensity of wanting to be the best in class

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    Why Do We Get Bored?

    12:25Why Do We Get Bored?
    • The Boredom Proneness Scale, BPS, assesses an individual's propensity for getting bored in a sense their ease of being attentive.

      The Boredom Proneness Scale, BPS, assesses an individual's propensity for getting bored in a sense their ease of being attentive.

    • 'BPS', assess an individual's propensity for getting

      'BPS', assess an individual's propensity for getting

    B2

    Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook

    28:58Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson  | Full Audiobook
    • was conscious, even when I took the draught, of a  more unbridled, a more furious propensity to ill.  

      was conscious, even when I took the draught, of a  more unbridled, a more furious propensity to ill.  

    • I was conscious, even when I took the draft, of a more unbridled, a more furious propensity to ill.

      I was conscious, even when I took the draft, of a more unbridled, a more furious propensity to ill.

    B1

    Get the vocab - Learn English with The Big Bang Theory! - S01E03

    05:11Get the vocab - Learn English with The Big Bang Theory! - S01E03
    • So the first word we're going to see today is propensity.

      So the first word we're going to see today is propensity.

    • Now the propensity is when you do something and you usually do it always in the same way, naturally, so you have a propensity for it.

      Now the propensity is when you do something and you usually do it always in the same way, naturally, so you have a propensity for it.

    A2

    A WWII Tale of Parachuting Beavers

    04:34A WWII Tale of Parachuting Beavers
    • Cute and furry, yes, but incredibly prodigious, with ever-growing, razor-sharp front teeth and an unwavering propensity to build dams.

      Cute and furry, yes, but incredibly prodigious, with ever-growing, razor-sharp front teeth and an unwavering propensity to build dams.

    • incredibly prodigious, with ever-growing razor-sharp front teeth and an unwavering propensity to build dams.

      incredibly prodigious, with ever-growing razor-sharp front teeth and an unwavering propensity to build dams.

    B2

    Logistic regression

    51:46Logistic regression
    • It is also used in marketing applications such as prediction of a customer's propensity to purchase a product or cease a subscription, etc.

      It is also used in marketing applications such as prediction of a customer's propensity to purchase a product or cease a subscription, etc.

    • propensity to purchase a product or cease a subscription, etc. In economics it can be

      propensity to purchase a product or cease a subscription, etc. In economics it can be

    B2

    NASA astronauts speak with CNN's Wolf Blitzer from the International Space Station

    07:15NASA astronauts speak with CNN's Wolf Blitzer from the International Space Station
    • And humans have always had that propensity to explore.

      And humans have always had that propensity to explore.

    • And humans have always had that propensity to explore.

      And humans have always had that propensity to explore.

    A2

    Resilience of the Maya Civilization (Full Episode) | Rise and Fall of the Maya | National Geographic

    44:18Resilience of the Maya Civilization (Full Episode) | Rise and Fall of the Maya | National Geographic
    • It's because of trees like saber that have roots that can reach the water table, water, that this region that has a higher propensity to drought is still lush,

      It's because of trees like saber that have roots that can reach the water table, water, that this region that has a higher propensity to drought is still lush,

    • It's because of trees like ceva that have roots that can reach the water table, water, that this region that has a higher propensity to drought is still lush and you can still have vegetation.

      It's because of trees like ceva that have roots that can reach the water table, water, that this region that has a higher propensity to drought is still lush and you can still have vegetation.

    B1

    How ChatGPT Made OpenAI One Of The Most Valuable AI Startups

    19:40How ChatGPT Made OpenAI One Of The Most Valuable AI Startups
    • Another concern is that as we head into a major election year globally, there's a lot of propensity for misinformation, deep fakes.

      Another concern is that as we head into a major election year globally, there's a lot of propensity for misinformation, deep fakes.

    • Another concern is that as we head into a major election year globally, there's a lot of propensity for misinformation, deepfakes.

      Another concern is that as we head into a major election year globally, there's a lot of propensity for misinformation, deepfakes.

    B1

    Peter Joseph - Where are we now? - London 2009-07-25

    08:56Peter Joseph - Where are we now? - London 2009-07-25
    • In fact, the true propensity of our world economic system continually, year by year, approaches one thing: fascism, or more specifically, inverted fascism.

      In fact, the true propensity of our world economic system continually, year by year, approaches one thing: fascism, or more specifically, inverted fascism.

    • In other words, the environment triggers the existing genetic propensity.

      In other words, the environment triggers the existing genetic propensity.

    B1

    Höskuldur Eyjólfsson's 'Ashamed of being human'

    27:37Höskuldur Eyjólfsson's 'Ashamed of being human'
    • It has a propensity, by its dominant philosophy and religion, to uphold the fascist point of view.

      It has a propensity, by its dominant philosophy and religion, to uphold the fascist point of view.

    • It has a propensity, by it's dominant philosophy and religion,

      It has a propensity, by it's dominant philosophy and religion,

    B1