Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index C central tendency: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cen'tral tend'ency Pronunciation: [key] — Statistics. Statistics. the tendency of samples of a given measurement to cluster around some central value. Cf. measure of central tendency. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. central sulcus Central time TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Chinese New Year History, Meaning, and Celebrations Current Events This Week: February 2024 Valentine's Day Valentine's Day History Mardi Gras 30 "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Quotes ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: felicitous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language