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Word: Bias
Speech Type: Verb
ˈbʌɪəs
cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something
Short Definition:cause to feel prejudice
Examples:- the search results are biased by the specific queries used
- common sense biases me against these theories
distort (a statistical result); introduce bias into (a method of sampling, measurement, analysis, etc.).
Short Definition:distort statistical result
give a bias to
Short Definition:give bias to
Examples:- bias the valve so that the anode current is normally zero or small
Word: Bias
Speech Type: Noun
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’
ˈbʌɪəs
inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair
Short Definition:strong feeling for or against person etc.
Examples:- there was evidence of bias against foreign applicants
- the bias towards younger people in recruitment
a systematic distortion of a statistical result due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation.
Short Definition:distortion of statistical result
a direction diagonal to the weave of a fabric
Short Definition:direction diagonal to weave of fabric
Examples:- a turquoise silk dress cut on the bias
(in bowls) the irregular shape given to one side of a bowl.
Short Definition:shape given to bowl
a steady voltage, magnetic field, or other factor applied to a system or device to cause it to operate over a predetermined range.
Short Definition:voltage or magnetic field
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