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bi⋅as
[bahy-uh
s]
noun, adjective, adverb, verb, bi⋅ased, bi⋅as⋅ing or (especially British
) bi⋅assed, bi⋅as⋅sing.–noun
| 1. | an oblique or diagonal line of direction, esp. across a woven fabric. |
| 2. | a particular tendency or inclination, esp. one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice. |
| 3. | Statistics. a systematic as opposed to a random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure. |
| 4. | Lawn Bowling.
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| 5. | Electronics. the application of a steady voltage or current to an active device, as a diode or transistor, to produce a desired mode of operation. |
| 6. | a high-frequency alternating current applied to the recording head of a tape recorder during recording in order to reduce distortion. |
–adjective
| 7. | cut, set, folded, etc., diagonally: This material requires a bias cut. |
–adverb
| 8. | in a diagonal manner; obliquely; slantingly: to cut material bias. |
–verb (used with object)
—Idiom| 9. | to cause partiality or favoritism in (a person); influence, esp. unfairly: a tearful plea designed to bias the jury. |
| 10. | Electronics. to apply a steady voltage or current to (the input of an active device). |
| 11. | on the bias,
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Origin:
1520–30; < MF biais oblique < OPr, prob. < VL *(e)bigassius < Gk epikársios oblique, equiv. to epi- epi- + -karsios oblique
1520–30; < MF biais oblique < OPr, prob. < VL *(e)bigassius < Gk epikársios oblique, equiv. to epi- epi- + -karsios oblique

Synonyms:
2. predisposition, preconception, predilection, partiality, proclivity; bent, leaning. 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. 9. predispose, bend, incline, dispose.
2. predisposition, preconception, predilection, partiality, proclivity; bent, leaning. 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. 9. predispose, bend, incline, dispose.
Antonyms:
2. impartiality.
2. impartiality.
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bi·as (bī'əs) n.
tr.v. bi·ased or bi·assed, bi·as·ing or bi·as·sing, bi·as·es or bi·as·ses
[French biais, slant, from Provençal, perhaps ultimately from Greek epikarsios, slanted; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.] Synonyms: These verbs mean to influence unfavorably or detrimentally: His experiences biased his outlook. Your misbehavior has colored my opinion of you. Dishonest leaders have jaundiced her view of politics. Lying has prejudiced the public against them. Bitterness has warped your judgment. See Also Synonyms at incline, predilection. |
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Bias
Bi"as\ (b[imac]"as), n.; pl. Biases (-[e^]z). [F. biasis, perh. fr. LL. bifax two-faced; L. bis + facies face. See Bi-, and cf. Face.]1. A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line. Being ignorant that there is a concealed bias within the spheroid, which will . . . swerve away. --Sir W. Scott. 2. A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent; inclination. Strong love is a bias upon the thoughts. --South. Morality influences men's lives, and gives a bias to all their actions. --Locke. 3. A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference. 4. A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias. Syn: Prepossession; prejudice; partiality; inclination. See Bent.Bias
Bi"as\, a. 1. Inclined to one side; swelled on one side. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.Bias
Bi"as\, adv. In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias.Bias
Bi"as\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Biased (b[imac]"ast); p. pr. & vb. n. Biasing.] To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess. Me it had not biased in the one direction, nor should it have biased any just critic in the counter direction. --De Quincey.
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Language Translation for : bias
Spanish:
parcialidad, prejuicio,
German:
das Vorurteil,
Japanese:
偏見
bias
1530, from M.Fr. biasis "slant, oblique," from O.Prov. biais, possibly from V.L. *(e)bigassius, from Gk. epikarsios "slanting, oblique," from epi- "upon" + karsios "oblique." Transferred sense of "predisposition, prejudice" is from 1572.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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