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bi·as
(bī′əs)n.
1. A line going diagonally across the grain of fabric: Cut the cloth on the bias.
2.
a. A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment.
b. An unfair act or policy stemming from prejudice.
3. A statistical sampling or testing error caused by systematically favoring some outcomes over others.
4. Sports
a. A weight or irregularity in a ball that causes it to swerve, as in lawn bowling.
b. The tendency of such a ball to swerve.
5. The fixed voltage applied to an electrode.
adj.
Slanting or diagonal; oblique: a bias fold.
tr.v. bi·ased, bi·as·ing, bi·as·es or bi·assed or bi·as·sing or bi·as·ses
1. To influence in a particular, typically unfair direction.
2. To apply a small voltage to (a grid).
[French biais, slant, from Provençal, perhaps ultimately from Greek epikarsios, slanted; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: bias, jaundice, prejudice
These verbs mean to influence in a particular, often unfavorable way. To bias is to cause to incline toward or away from something or someone: claimed that the ruling was biased against low-income workers; was biased by experience in favor of stronger regulation.
To jaundice is to predispose toward negativity or skepticism: Years of scandal have jaundiced her view of politics.
To prejudice is to cause to judge prematurely, without full knowledge or due consideration; it often, but not always, suggests bigotry: were prejudiced by their narrow upbringing against those of a different race; moved the trial so as to find jurors who had not been prejudiced by news coverage of the case.
These verbs mean to influence in a particular, often unfavorable way. To bias is to cause to incline toward or away from something or someone: claimed that the ruling was biased against low-income workers; was biased by experience in favor of stronger regulation.
To jaundice is to predispose toward negativity or skepticism: Years of scandal have jaundiced her view of politics.
To prejudice is to cause to judge prematurely, without full knowledge or due consideration; it often, but not always, suggests bigotry: were prejudiced by their narrow upbringing against those of a different race; moved the trial so as to find jurors who had not been prejudiced by news coverage of the case.
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bias
(ˈbaɪəs)n
1. mental tendency or inclination, esp an irrational preference or prejudice
2. (Knitting & Sewing) a diagonal line or cut across the weave of a fabric
3. (Electronics) electronics the voltage applied to an electronic device or system to establish suitable working conditions
4. (Bowls & Bowling) bowls
a. a bulge or weight inside one side of a bowl
b. the curved course of such a bowl on the green
5. (Statistics) statistics
a. an extraneous latent influence on, unrecognized conflated variable in, or selectivity in a sample which influences its distribution and so renders it unable to reflect the desired population parameters
b. if T is an estimator of the parameter θ, the expected value of (T–θ)
6. (Electronics) an inaudible high-frequency signal used to improve the quality of a tape recording
adj
slanting obliquely; diagonal: a bias fold.
adv
obliquely; diagonally
vb (tr) , -ases, -asing, -ased, -asses, -assing or -assed
(usually passive) to cause to have a bias; prejudice; influence
[C16: from Old French biais, from Old Provençal, perhaps ultimately from Greek epikarsios oblique]
ˈbiased, ˈbiassed adj
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bi•as
(ˈbaɪ əs)n., adj., adv., v. bi•ased, bi•as•ing (esp. Brit.) bi•assed, bi•as•sing. n.
1. an oblique or diagonal line of direction, esp. across a woven fabric.
2. a particular tendency or inclination, esp. one that prevents impartial consideration of a question; prejudice.
3. a systematic as opposed to a random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure.
4. the application of a steady voltage or current to an active device, as a diode or transistor, to produce a desired mode of operation.
adj. 5. (of the cut of a fabric or garment) diagonal; oblique.
adv. 6. in a diagonal manner; obliquely; slantingly: to cut material bias.
v.t. 7. to cause partiality in; influence, often unfairly: a tearful plea designed to bias the jury.
Idioms: on the bias,
a. in the diagonal direction of the cloth.
b. out of line; slanting.
[1520–30; < Middle French biais oblique < Old Provençal]
syn: bias, prejudice mean a strong inclination of the mind or a preconceived opinion about something or someone. A bias may be favorable or unfavorable: bias in favor of or against an idea. prejudice implies a preformed judgment even more unreasoning than bias, and usu. implies an unfavorable opinion: prejudice against a race.
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bias
Past participle: biased/biassed
Gerund: biasing/biassing
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| Noun | 1. | bias - a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation taboo, tabu - a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature irrational hostility - extreme prejudice partisanship, partiality - an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives experimenter bias - (psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment homophobia - prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality Islamophobia - prejudice against Muslims; "Muslim intellectuals are afraid of growing Islamophobia in the West" racism - the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races tendentiousness - an intentional and controversial bias |
| 2. |  bias - a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabricstraight line - a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature; "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line" | |
| Verb | 1. |  bias - influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"prejudice, prepossess - influence (somebody's) opinion in advance handicap - attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant |
| 2. | bias - cause to be biased prejudice, prepossess - influence (somebody's) opinion in advance | |
| Adj. | 1. |  bias - slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold"oblique - slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base" |
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bias
noun
1. prejudice, leaning, bent, tendency, inclination, penchant, intolerance, bigotry, propensity, favouritism, predisposition, nepotism, unfairness, predilection, proclivity, partiality, narrow-mindedness, proneness, one-sidedness There were fierce attacks on the BBC for alleged political bias.
prejudice equity, equality, fairness, neutrality, objectivity, impartiality, open-mindedness
prejudice equity, equality, fairness, neutrality, objectivity, impartiality, open-mindedness
verb
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bias
noun1. An inclination for or against that inhibits impartial judgment:
2. An inclination to something:
1. To cause to have a prejudiced view:
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Translations
تحيُّـز، محاباة، تحامُـل)ثِقَلٌ يُسَبِّبُ المَيْليُأثِّرُ في، يوَجِّه في اتجاهٍ مُعَيَّن
ovlivnitpředpojatostpředsudekvýstředné vytíženízaujatost
ensidigforudindtagetgive et skævt billedeindbygget vægtpartiskhed
gera hlutdrægan, verîa fyrir áhrifumhlutdrægnimisòungi
apkrovašališkasšališkumassvarstis
aizspriedumsietekmētnoskaņotnosliecetieksme
nerovnomerný behzaujatosť
odklon
bias
[ˈbaɪəs]A. N
1. (= inclination) → propensión f, predisposición f (to, towards a) a course with a practical bias → un curso orientado a la práctica
a right-wing bias → una tendencia derechista
a right-wing bias → una tendencia derechista
2. (= prejudice) → prejuicio m (against contra) → parcialidad f
B. VT → influir en
to bias sb for/against sth → predisponer a algn en pro/en contra de algo
to be bias(s)ed in favour of → estar predispuesto a or en favor de
to be bias(s)ed against → tener prejuicio contra
to bias sb for/against sth → predisponer a algn en pro/en contra de algo
to be bias(s)ed in favour of → estar predispuesto a or en favor de
to be bias(s)ed against → tener prejuicio contra
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
bias
[ˈbaɪəs] n (= prejudice) → préjugé m, parti m pris
bias against sb/sth → préjugé contre qn/qch
bias in favour of sb/sth → parti pris en faveur de qn/qch
bias against sb/sth → préjugé contre qn/qch
bias in favour of sb/sth → parti pris en faveur de qn/qch
(= preference) → préférence f
to have a bias towards sth (= be more concerned about) → être axé(e) sur qch
to have a bias towards sth (= be more concerned about) → être axé(e) sur qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bias
vb: pret, ptp <biased or (US) biassed>n
(= inclination, of course, newspaper etc) → (einseitige) Ausrichtung f (→ towards auf +acc); (of person) → Vorliebe f → (towards für); to have a bias against something (course, newspaper etc) → gegen etw eingestellt sein; (person) → eine Abneigung gegen etw haben; to have a left-/right-wing bias or a bias to the left/right → nach links/rechts ausgerichtet sein, einen Links-/Rechtsdrall haben (inf); to be without bias → unvoreingenommen sein, ohne Vorurteile sein
(Sport, = shape of bowl) → Überhang m
vt report, article etc → (einseitig) färben; (towards sth) → ausrichten (→ towards auf +acc); person → beeinflussen; he biased (Brit) or biassed (US) his article in favour of a historical approach to the problem → in seinem Artikel ging er das Problem eher aus historischer Sicht an; to bias somebody toward(s)/against something → jdn für/gegen etw einnehmen
bias
:bias attack
n (US) = bias incident
bias binding
n → Schrägband nt → or -streifen m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bias
[ˈbaɪəs]1. n
a. (inclination) bias (towards or in favour of) → preferenza (per)
bias (against) (prejudice) → pregiudizio (contro)
a right-wing bias → una tendenza di destra
bias (against) (prejudice) → pregiudizio (contro)
a right-wing bias → una tendenza di destra
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bias
(ˈbaiəs) noun1. favouring of one or other (side in an argument etc) rather than remaining neutral. a bias against people of other religions.
2. a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈbias(s)ed – to influence (usually unfairly). He was biased by the report in the newspapers.
ˈbias(s)ed adjective (negative unbias(s)ed) favouring one side rather than another. a biased judgement.
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bi·as
n. parcialidad, prejuicio, tendencia.
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