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un·bi·ased
also un·bi·assed (ŭn-bī′əst)adj.
Without bias or prejudice; impartial. See Synonyms at fair1.
un·bi′ased·ly adv.
un·bi′ased·ness n.
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unbiased
(ʌnˈbaɪəst) orunbiassed
adj
1. having no bias or prejudice; fair or impartial
2. (Statistics) statistics
a. (of a sample) not affected by any extraneous factors, conflated variables, or selectivity which influence its distribution; random
b. (of an estimator) having an expected value equal to the parameter being estimated; having zero bias
c. Also called: discriminatory (of a significance test) having a power greater than the predetermined significance level
unˈbiasedly, unˈbiassedly adv
unˈbiasedness, unˈbiassedness n
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un•bi•ased
(ʌnˈbaɪ əst)adj.
not biased or prejudiced; impartial.
Also, esp. Brit.,un•bi′assed.[1600–10]
un•bi′ased•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | unbiased - characterized by a lack of partiality; "a properly indifferent jury"; "an unbiasgoted account of her family problems" impartial - showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge" |
2. | unbiased - without bias nonpartisan, nonpartizan - free from party affiliation or bias |
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unbiased
adjective fair, just, objective, neutral, open-minded, equitable, impartial, disinterested, even-handed, dispassionate, unprejudiced The researchers were expected to be unbiased.
unfair, prejudiced, biased, partial, slanted, unjust, bigoted
unfair, prejudiced, biased, partial, slanted, unjust, bigoted
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unbiased
adjective1. Free from bias in judgment:
disinterested, dispassionate, equitable, fair, fair-minded, impartial, indifferent, just, nonpartisan, objective, square, unprejudiced.
Idiom: fair and square.
2. Not inclining toward or actively taking either side in a matter under dispute:
Idiom: on the fence.
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unbiased
unbiassed [ʌnˈbaɪəst] adj [person, opinion, information, advice] → impartial(e)an unbiased jury → un jury impartial
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unbias(s)ed
adj → unvoreingenommen; opinion, report also → unparteiisch
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unbiased
a. imparcial, sin prejuicios.
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