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- DictionaryBi·as/ˈbīəs/
noun
- 1. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair: "there was evidence of bias against foreign applicants"
- 2. a systematic distortion of a statistical result due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation.
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.).
Definitions of bias. noun. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation. synonyms: preconception, prejudice. see more. verb. influence in an unfair way. “you are biasing my choice by telling me yours” see more. verb. cause to be biased. synonyms: predetermine. see more. noun.
bias. [uncountable, countable, usually singular] a strong feeling in favour of or against one group of people, or one side in an argument, often not based on fair judgement. Employers must consider all candidates impartially and without bias. Some institutions still have a strong bias against women.
a situation in which you support or oppose someone or something in an unfair way because you are influenced by your personal opinions: a bias towards/against private education. The news channel has been accused of bias in favour of the government. (Definition of bias from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] a strong feeling in favor of or against one group of people, or one side in an argument, often not based on fair judgment accusations of political bias in news programs (= that reports are unfair and show favor to one political party) Employers must consider all candidates impartially and without bias.
to unfairly influence somebody’s opinions or decisions synonym prejudice. bias somebody/something (against somebody/something) The newspapers have biased people against her. bias somebody/something (towards/in favour of somebody/something) The report suggests that television reporting is biased towards the government in power.
1 day ago · 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 usually implies an unfavorable opinion: prejudice against a race.
BIAS meaning: 1 : a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly; 2 : a strong interest in something or ability to do something.
