What is a "disposition"? Philosophers seem to use the word a lot, but I do not

What is a "disposition"? Philosophers seem to use the word a lot, but I do not

What is a "disposition"? Philosophers seem to use the word a lot, but I do not understand why. For example, to say that "Thunderclouds have a disposition to produce lightning" seems to say little more than "Thunderclouds produce lightning". What is the "little more", if anything?

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