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Bias
ˈbʌɪəs
Bias definitions
noun
bias
biases
- 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"
- 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"
- a systematic distortion of a statistical result due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation
- a direction diagonal to the weave of a fabric
"a turquoise silk dress cut on the bias"
- (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
- a steady voltage, magnetic field, or other factor applied to a system or device to cause it to operate over a predetermined range
verb
biases
biasing
biased
bias
- cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something
"the search results are biased by the specific queries used"
- distort (a statistical result); introduce bias into (a method of sampling, measurement, analysis, etc.)
- give a bias to
"bias the valve so that the anode current is normally zero or small"