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tendenziale

trend-based

adjective ten-den-TSYAH-leh Rare

Also means

tendential

Usage Note

Tendenziale is an economics and statistics adjective meaning 'reflecting an underlying trend' — dato tendenziale (trend-based figure), crescita tendenziale (underlying growth). It should not be confused with tendenzioso (biased, tendentious), which has a negative connotation. It appears almost exclusively in formal and technical writing.

Examples

"Il tasso di crescita tendenziale è del due percento."

Natural Translation

The underlying growth rate is two percent.

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