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   Bi·as

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   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" Similar prejudicepartialitypartisanshipfavoritismunfairnessone-sidednessbigotryintoleranceracismracialismsexismheterosexismhomophobiachauvinismanti-Semitismdiscriminationa jaundiced eyepredispositionleaningtendencyinclinationpropensityproclivitypronenesspredilectionparti prisOpposite objectivityfairnessimpartiality
   • ▪ a concentration on or interest in one particular area or subject: "he worked on a variety of Greek topics, with a discernible bias toward philosophy"
   • ▪ (in South Korean entertainment, especially K-pop) a person's favorite pop star, pop group, actor, etc., or favorite member of a pop group: "I'm a fan of Blackpink and my bias is Jennie"
   • 2. a systematic distortion of a statistical result due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation.
   • 3. a direction diagonal to the weave of a fabric: "a turquoise silk dress cut on the bias" Similar diagonalcrossslantobliqueangle
   • 4. in some sports, such as lawn bowling, the irregular shape given to a ball.
   • ▪ the oblique course taken by a ball as a result of its irregular shape.
   • 5. a steady voltage, magnetic field, or other factor applied to an electronic system or device to cause it to operate over a predetermined range.

   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.).
   • 3. give a bias to.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘oblique line’; also as an adjective meaning ‘oblique’): from French biais, from Provençal, perhaps based on Greek epikarsios ‘oblique’.

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   What is the difference between bias and Prejudice?

   • 1. 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 people of another religion.

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   What does bias mean?

   • The meaning of BIAS is an inclination of temperament or outlook; especially : a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment : prejudice. How to use bias in a sentence. Bias vs. Biased Synonym Discussion of Bias.

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   How do you use bias in a sentence?

   • Use the noun bias to mean a preference for one thing over another, especially an unfair one. Some biases are completely innocent: "I have a bias toward French wines." But most often, bias is used to describe unfair prejudices: "The authorities investigated a case involving bias against Latinos."

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   What are some examples of bias?

   • Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing. Bias against women permeates every level of the judicial system. There were fierce attacks on the BBC for alleged political bias. Bias is a concern with or interest in one thing more than others. The Department has a strong bias towards neuroscience.

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   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.

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