| homosexual | A person sexually attracted to persons of the same sex. Homosexuals include males (gays) and females (lesbians). Homosexual can also be an adjective. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| measures of central tendency | General term for several characteristics of the distribution of a set of measurements or values around a value or values at or near the middle of the set; the principal measures of central tendency are mean, median, and mode. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tendency | <psychology> A presumptive course of future behaviour in continuation of observed acts and attitudes. (13 Jan 1998) |