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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.
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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. Sportsa. A weight or irregularity in a ball that causes it to swerve, as in lawn bowling.
5. The fixed voltage applied to an electrode.
adj.
tr.v.bi·ased, bi·as·ing, bi·as·es or bi·assed or bi·as·sing or bi·as·ses1. To influence in a particular, typically unfair direction.
[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) n1. 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) bowlsb. the curved course of such a bowl on the green
5. (Statistics) statisticsa. 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
adv
vb (tr) , -ases, -asing, -ased, -asses, -assingor-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]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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, 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
| Imperative |
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| bias |
| bias |
| Present |
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| I bias |
| you bias |
| he/she/it biases/biasses |
| we bias |
| you bias |
| they bias |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I biased/biassed |
| you biased/biassed |
| he/she/it biased/biassed |
| we biased/biassed |
| you biased/biassed |
| they biased/biassed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am biasing/biassing |
| you are biasing/biassing |
| he/she/it is biasing/biassing |
| we are biasing/biassing |
| you are biasing/biassing |
| they are biasing/biassing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have biased/biassed |
| you have biased/biassed |
| he/she/it has biased/biassed |
| we have biased/biassed |
| you have biased/biassed |
| they have biased/biassed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was biasing/biassing |
| you were biasing/biassing |
| he/she/it was biasing/biassing |
| we were biasing/biassing |
| you were biasing/biassing |
| they were biasing/biassing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had biased/biassed |
| you had biased/biassed |
| he/she/it had biased/biassed |
| we had biased/biassed |
| you had biased/biassed |
| they had biased/biassed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will bias |
| you will bias |
| he/she/it will bias |
| we will bias |
| you will bias |
| they will bias |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have biased/biassed |
| you will have biased/biassed |
| he/she/it will have biased/biassed |
| we will have biased/biassed |
| you will have biased/biassed |
| they will have biased/biassed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be biasing/biassing |
| you will be biasing/biassing |
| he/she/it will be biasing/biassing |
| we will be biasing/biassing |
| you will be biasing/biassing |
| they will be biasing/biassing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been biasing/biassing |
| you have been biasing/biassing |
| he/she/it has been biasing/biassing |
| we have been biasing/biassing |
| you have been biasing/biassing |
| they have been biasing/biassing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been biasing/biassing |
| you will have been biasing/biassing |
| he/she/it will have been biasing/biassing |
| we will have been biasing/biassing |
| you will have been biasing/biassing |
| they will have been biasing/biassing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been biasing/biassing |
| you had been biasing/biassing |
| he/she/it had been biasing/biassing |
| we had been biasing/biassing |
| you had been biasing/biassing |
| they had been biasing/biassing |
| Conditional |
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| I would bias |
| you would bias |
| he/she/it would bias |
| we would bias |
| you would bias |
| they would bias |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have biased/biassed |
| you would have biased/biassed |
| he/she/it would have biased/biassed |
| we would have biased/biassed |
| you would have biased/biassed |
| they would have biased/biassed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Noun | 1. | bias - a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation prejudice, preconception 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 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 fabric straight 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 slant, weight, angle - present with a bias; 'He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders' | |
| 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
noun1.prejudice, leaning, bent, tendency, inclination, penchant, intolerance, bigotry, propensity, favouritism, predisposition, nepotism, unfairness, predilection, proclivity, partiality, narrow-mindedness, proneness, one-sidednessThere were fierce attacks on the BBC for alleged political bias.
prejudiceequity, equality, fairness, neutrality, objectivity, impartiality, open-mindedness
prejudiceequity, equality, fairness, neutrality, objectivity, impartiality, open-mindedness
2.slant, cross, angle, diagonal lineThe fabric, cut on the bias, hangs as light as a cobweb.
verb1.influence, colour, weight, prejudice, distort, sway, warp, slant, predisposeWe mustn't allow it to bias our teaching.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
bias
noun1. An inclination for or against that inhibits impartial judgment:one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, prejudice, prepossession, tendentiousness.
2. An inclination to something:bent, cast, disposition, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, squint, tendency, trend, turn.
adjectiveAngled at a slant:beveled, biased, diagonal, oblique, slanted, slanting.
verb1. To cause to have a prejudiced view:
2. To direct (material) to the interests of a particular group:Informal: angle.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
تحيُّـز، محاباة، تحامُـل)ثِقَلٌ يُسَبِّبُ المَيْليُأثِّرُ في، يوَجِّه في اتجاهٍ مُعَيَّن
ovlivnitpředpojatostpředsudekvýstředné vytíženízaujatost
ensidigforudindtagetgive et skævt billedeindbygget vægtpartiskhed
gera hlutdrægan, verîa fyrir áhrifumhlutdrægnimisòungi
apkrovašališkasšališkumassvarstis
nerovnomerný behzaujatosť
ağırlıkkayırmakön yargıpeşin hükümşişkinlik
bias
[ˈbaɪəs]A.
N1. (= inclination) → propensiónf, predisposiciónf (to, towards a) a course with a practical bias → un cursoorientadoa lapráctica
a right-wing bias → una tendenciaderechista
a right-wing bias → una tendenciaderechista
2. (= prejudice) → prejuiciom (against contra) → parcialidadf
3. [of material] → sesgom, biesm
to cut sth on the bias → cortar algo al sesgoor al bies
to cut sth on the bias → cortar algo al sesgoor al bies
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 oren favor de
to be bias(s)ed against → tenerprejuicio 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 oren favor de
to be bias(s)ed against → tenerprejuicio 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) → préjugém, partimpris
bias against sb/sth → préjugé contre qn/qch
bias in favour of sb/sth → parti prisen faveur de qn/qch
bias against sb/sth → préjugé contre qn/qch
bias in favour of sb/sth → parti prisen faveur de qn/qch
(= preference) → préférencef
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) Ausrichtungf (→ towards auf+acc); (of person) → Vorliebef → (towards für); to have a bias against something (course, newspaper etc) → gegen etweingestellt sein; (person) → eine Abneigung gegen etw haben; to have a left-/right-wing biasor 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) → Überhangm
vt report, article etc → (einseitig) färben; (towards sth) → ausrichten (→ towards auf+acc); person → beeinflussen; he biased (Brit) orbiassed (US) his article in favour of a historical approach to the problem → in seinem Artikelging er das Problemeher aus historischerSicht an; to bias somebody toward(s)/against something → jdn für/gegen etweinnehmen
bias
:bias attack
bias binding
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.na. (inclination) bias (towards or in favour of) → preferenza (per)
bias (against) (prejudice) → pregiudizio (contro)
a right-wing bias → una tendenzadi destra
bias (against) (prejudice) → pregiudizio (contro)
a right-wing bias → una tendenzadi destra
b. (of material) → sbieco
to cut sth on the bias → tagliare qc in sbieco
to cut sth on the bias → tagliare qc in sbieco
2.vtto bias sb towards → influenzare qn a favore di
to bias sb against → prevenire qn contro
to bias sb against → prevenire qn contro
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. vooroordeel تحيُّـز، محاباة، تحامُـل) пристрастие tendência zaujatost, předsudek das Vorurteil partiskhed; ensidig προκατάληψη, μεροληψίαparcialidad, prejuicio eelarvamus, erapoolikus گرایش؛ تمایل puolueellisuus parti prisנטייה झुकाव pristranost elfogultság sikap berat sebelah hlutdrægni pregiudizio 偏見 편견 šališkumas aizspriedums; tieksme; nosliece berat sebelah vooroordeelpartiskhet, forutinntatt holdning stronniczość, uprzedzenie preconceito înclinaţie, direcţie предубеждение zaujatosť (voči) predsodek pristrasnost partiskhet, positiv (negativ) inställning till ลำเอียง ön yargı, peşin hüküm 偏見，偏袒 схильність; упередження جانبداری thành kiến 偏见，偏袒
2. a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction. verswaring ثِقَلٌ يُسَبِّبُ المَيْل тежест imperfeição výstředné vytížení die Neigung indbygget vægt, som giver en skrå retning βάρος που τοποθετείται στην μπάλα για να την κάνει να κινείται λοξά και όχι ευθύγραμμα (στο υπαίθριο μπόουλιγκ) desviación raskus نیروی محرک؛ جهت دهنده paino déviationהטיה किसी खास दिशा में चलना krivina kugle eltérés menyimpang misþungi deviazione, inclinazione ゆがみ 편향 진로 svarstis, apkrova serong eenzijdige verzwaring innebygd vekt obciążenie مسير وركوونكى viés greutate уклон, смещение центра тяжести nerovnomerný beh (chod) odklon opterećenje ensidig belastning, tyngd ตัวถ่วงน้ำหนัก yumru, şişkinlik, ağırlık 偏斜 зміщення центру ваги آڑا کانٹا xu hướng 倾斜
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verb – past tense, past participle ˈbias(s)ed – to influence (usually unfairly). He was biased by the report in the newspapers. bevooroordeel يُأثِّرُ في، يوَجِّه في اتجاهٍ مُعَيَّن повлиявам influenciar ovlivnit beeinflußt sein give et skævt billede; forudindtaget προδιαθέτωinfluenciar, predisponer mõjutama غرض ورزی کردن؛ دارای گرایش کردن vaikuttaa puolueellisesti influencer לְהַשפִּיע पक्षपात biti pristran befolyásol mempengaruhi secara tidak adil gera hlutdrægan, verða fyrir áhrifum influenzare 偏見をもたせる (판단을) 치우치게 하다 paveikti ietekmēt; noskaņot mempengaruhi voorinnemen gi et skjevt bilde, være forutinntatt nastawić niechętnie هڅول influenciar a influenţa оказывать (неблагоприятное) влияние ovplyvniť vplivati uticati påverka ทำให้มีความลำเอียง taraf tutmak, kayırmak 使有偏見 бути упередженим زیر اثر ہونا có thành kiến 使有偏见
ˈbias(s)ed adjectiveBias Peak Pro 7 Error
(negative unbias(s)ed) favouring one side rather than another. a biased judgement. partydige, bevooroordeelde مُتَحَيِّز مع предубеден tendencioso zaujatý voreingenommen partisk; tendentiøs προκατειλημμένοςparcial erapoolik مغرض ennakkoluuloinen partialמשוחד, מגמתי पक्षपातपूर्ण pristran elfogult memihak, berat sebelah hlutdrægur parziale 偏った 편견을 가진 šališkas aizspriedumains; neobjektīvs pengadilan yang berat sebelah vooringenomenpartisk, forutinntatt, tendensiøs, ubalansertuprzedzonyparcial părtinitor пристрастный zaujatý pristranski pristrasan partisk ที่ลำเอียง ön yargılı, taraf tutan 偏袒的 упереджений, тенденційний جانب داری سے thiên vị 有偏见的
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