propensity
noun [ S ]
uk/prəʊˈpensəti/ us/prəˈpensəti/if someone has a propensity to behave in a particular way or prefer a particular thing, they are likely to behave in that way or like that thing:
Low fares are increasing people's propensity to travel further to an airport.
a propensity for sth The senior management in our company does not have a great propensity for change.
See also
marginal propensity to consume
marginal propensity to import
marginal propensity to save