bias
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/ˈbaɪəs/
English
Definitions
noun
- Inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, predilection.
- The diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric.
- A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.
- A voltage or current applied to an electronic device, such as a transistor electrode, to move its operating point to a desired part of its transfer function.
verb
- To place bias upon; to influence.“Our prejudices bias our views.”
adjective
- Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.
- Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.
adverb
- In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally.“to cut cloth bias”
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Synonyms
biasedprejudicepredetermineobliquediagonalpartialitypredispositionproclivitypropensitytendencyselectivityprejudgementfairnesseven-handednesspreferencediscriminationwillingness