/ 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 Related Content Daily Word Quiz: clairvoyant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language