The general drift, tendency, or bent of a set of statistical data as related to time or another related set of statistical data.
(Source: MGH)
general line of orientation: "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast"
a general tendency as of opinion: "not openly liberal but that is the tendency of the book"
turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
a general direction in which something tends to move: "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"
the popular taste at a given time; "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own"
a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"
general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast"
a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"
the popular taste at a given time
a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
general line of orientation
a general direction in which something tends to move
