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bias
1[ bahy-uhs ]
noun
- a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
The hiring manager was found to have shown bias against job applicants who wore less expensive clothing.
The magazine’s bias is toward art rather than photography.
We need to set aside our strong bias in favor of the idea and evaluate it logically.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
Antonyms:
- unreasonably hostile feelings or opinions about a social group; prejudice:
The show’s host has faced accusations of racial bias.
- an oblique or diagonal line of direction, especially across a woven fabric.
- Statistics. a systematic as opposed to random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure.
- Electronics. the application of a steady voltage or current to an active device, such as a diode or transistor, to produce a desired mode of operation.
- a high-frequency alternating current applied to the recording head of a tape recorder during recording in order to reduce distortion.
- Lawn Bowling.
- a slight bulge or greater weight on one side of the ball or bowl.
- the curved course made by such a ball when rolled.
adjective
- cut, set, folded, etc., diagonally:
This material requires a bias cut.
I used bias binding to finish the garment.
adverb
- in a diagonal manner; obliquely; slantingly:
Cut your material bias for extra stretch.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to hold or exhibit a particular bias; to influence, especially unfairly:
The defendant gave a tearful plea designed to bias the jury.
The survey was heavily biased toward highly educated people.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Electronics. to apply a steady voltage or current to (the input of an active device).
Bias
2[ bahy-uhs ]
noun
- flourished 570 b.c., Greek philosopher, born in Ionia.
bias
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- mental tendency or inclination, esp an irrational preference or prejudice
- a diagonal line or cut across the weave of a fabric
- electronics the voltage applied to an electronic device or system to establish suitable working conditions
- bowls
- a bulge or weight inside one side of a bowl
- the curved course of such a bowl on the green
- statistics
- 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
- if T is an estimator of the parameter θ , the expected value of ( ″Ÿ )
- an inaudible high-frequency signal used to improve the quality of a tape recording
adjective
- slanting obliquely; diagonal
a bias fold
adverb
- obliquely; diagonally
verb
- usually passive to cause to have a bias; prejudice; influence
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·· noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bias1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bias1
Idioms and Phrases
- on the bias,
- in the diagonal direction of the cloth:
Many of her designs were cut on the bias, making the fabric soft and fluid.
- out of line; slanting.
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Example Sentences
Incorrectly chosen, biased or inadequately large data sets can result in the famous "hallucinations" to which AI models are prone.
On Tuesday, the State Bar told The Times that all questions were reviewed by content validation panels and subject matter experts ahead of the exam for factors including legal accuracy, minimum competence and potential bias.
This bias can create a negative feedback loop, the paper warns, where the most-studied species keep getting studied and the “drab” species fade into the background, forgotten by both science and the public.
He said the university would release the report of two task forces that looked into anti-semitism and anti-Muslim bias.
Fueled by an intense hatred for Donald Trump, Dylan Hernández puts forth a feeble and biased argument against the Dodgers’ visit to the White House.
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Is The Plural Of Bias?
Plural word for bias
The plural form of bias is biases, pronounced [ bahy–uhs-eez ] or [ bahy–uhs-ehz ]. The plurals of several other singular words that end in -s are also formed this way, including alias/aliases, moss/mosses, and lens/lenses.
However, bias is often used as a mass noun, meaning that in some instances bias may be used as either a singular or a plural form. The plural form biasses is obsolete and should be avoided.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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