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. Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 12 Steps to a New Year New Year's Resolution to Slim Down? Martin Luther King Speeches Books of the Bible: Old Testament Books in Order ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: bilious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language