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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
/ ˈ²ú²¹ÉªÉ™²õ /
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 ( °Õ″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
- ˈ²ú¾±²¹²õ±ð»å, adjective
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- ²õ³Ü·±è±ð°ù·²ú¾±Â·²¹²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of bias1
˜yÐÄvlog 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
The Los Angeles Civil Rights Department is investigating claims that big banks are continuing to show bias against Armenian customers.
While VSL is legitimate for regulatory analysis, applying it uniformly to overdose deaths without regard to age, socioeconomic status, or employment introduces methodological bias.
He has also targeted them for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, including in hiring, and for allegedly showing a liberal political bias in selecting pro bono clients.
Conservative shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick first raised concerns about the guidelines earlier this month, saying they were biased "against straight white men" and amounted to "two-tier justice".
They also note that the study's reliance on survey data of self-reported experiences may mean it contains biases, and its findings should not be considered globally representative.
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What 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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