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Bias - English meaning

Bias – definitions in English dictionary

noun

Inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.

Usage examples:

There was evidence of bias against foreign applicants
noun

A direction diagonal to the weave of a fabric.

Usage examples:

A turquoise silk dress cut on the bias
noun

(in bowls) the irregular shape given to one side of a bowl.

Usage examples:

This model bowl has the traditional bias which has stood the test of time wherever lawn bowls is pl…
noun

A steady voltage, magnetic field, or other factor applied to a system or device to cause it to operate over a predetermined range.

Usage examples:

Semiconductor amplifying circuit having improved bias circuit for supplying a bias voltage to an am…
noun

A systematic distortion of a statistical result due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation.

Usage examples:

Furthermore, the statistical bias varies with the filling factor.
verb

Cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something.

Usage examples:

All too often, our recruitment processes are biased towards younger candidates
verb

Give a bias to.

Usage examples:

Bias the valve so that the anode current is normally zero or small
verb

Distort (a statistical result); introduce bias into (a method of sampling, measurement, analysis, etc.).

noun

An unfair personal opinion that influences your judgment

Usage examples:

[ u ] they vowed to fight racial bias in the school., [ c usually sing ] does news coverage reflect…
noun

The fact of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment in an unfair way

Usage examples:

In her view, none of the interview panel had shown any bias., gender/racial bias a federal law proh…

Bias translation into English

Bias: translate from English into Chinese

Translate bias into Chinese (Simplified)}
偏见, 偏压, 偏差, 偏心

Bias: translate from English into Dutch

Translate bias into Dutch}
Vooroordeel, Vooringenomenheid, Neiging, Effect, Overhellen, Bevooroordelen, Naar één kant doen

Bias: translate from English into French

Translate bias into French}
Biais, Préjugé, Tendance, Penchant, Inclinaison, Influencer, Alignement, Favoritisme, Faire orienter

Bias: translate from English into German

Translate bias into German}
Voreingenommenheit, Vorspannen, Verzerrung, Tendenz, Befangenheit, Neigung, Ausrichtung, Vorurteil, Parteilichkeit, Überhang, Ausrichten, Färben

Bias: translate from English into Hindi

Translate bias into Hindi}
पक्षपात, पूर्वाग्रह, झुकाव, ढाल, ढलान, पक्षपातपूर्ण बनाना, झुकाना, अभिनति, मति

Bias: translate from English into Italian

Translate bias into Italian}
Pregiudizio, Diagonale, Parzialità, Inclinazione, Prevenzione, Influenzare, Fare inclinare

Bias: translate from English into Korean

Translate bias into Korean}
편견, 바이어스, 성향, 치우침, 사선, 사정, 편집, 한쪽으로 치우치게하다

Bias: translate from English into Russian

Translate bias into Russian}
Предвзятость, Смещение, Уклон, Предубеждение, Необъективность, Тенденциозность, Пристрастие, Наклон, Косой, Косо, Оказывать влияние, По диагонали, Склонять, Покатость, Настраивать, Оказывать плохое влияние, Склон, Косая линия в ткани, Разрезанный

Bias: translate from English into Spanish

Translate bias into Spanish}
Parcialidad, Prejuicio, Tendencia, Bies, Influir, Al bies, Descentramiento, Voltaje de polarización

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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