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   bias

   /ˈbʌɪəs/

   noun

   • 1. inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair: "there was evidence of bias against foreign applicants" Similar prejudicepartialitypartisanshipfavouritismunfairnessone-sidednessbigotryintoleranceracismracialismsexismheterosexismhomophobiachauvinismanti-Semitismdiscriminationa jaundiced eyepredispositionleaningtendencyinclinationpropensityproclivitypronenesspredilectionparti prisOpposite objectivityfairnessimpartiality
   • ▪ a concentration on or interest in one particular area or subject: "his work showed a discernible bias towards philosophy"
   • ▪ (in South Korean entertainment, especially K-pop) a person's favourite pop star, pop group, actor, etc., or favourite member of a pop group: "I'm a fan of Blackpink and my bias is Jennie"
   • 2. a systematic distortion of a statistical result due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation.
   • 3. a direction diagonal to the weave of a fabric: "a turquoise silk dress cut on the bias" Similar diagonalcrossslantobliqueangle
   • 4. (in bowls) the irregular shape given to one side of a bowl.
   • ▪ the oblique course taken by a bowl as a result of its irregular shape.
   • 5. a steady voltage, magnetic field, or other factor applied to a system or device to cause it to operate over a predetermined range.

   verb

   • 1. cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something: "the search results are biased by the specific queries used"
   • 2. distort (a statistical result); introduce bias into (a method of sampling, measurement, analysis, etc.).
   • 3. give a bias to: "bias the valve so that the anode current is normally zero or small"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘oblique line’; also as an adjective meaning ‘oblique’): from French biais, from Provençal, perhaps based on Greek epikarsios ‘oblique’.

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     BIASED definition: 1. showing an unreasonable like or...

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     BIAS meaning: 1. the action of supporting or opposing a...

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