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bias
ˈbʌɪəs Listen
Meanings
noun
  • inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.
    E.g. there was evidence of bias against foreign applicants
  • a direction diagonal to the weave of a fabric.
    E.g. a turquoise silk dress cut on the bias
  • (in bowls) the irregular shape given to one side of a bowl.
  • a steady voltage, magnetic field, or other factor applied to a system or device to cause it to operate over a predetermined range.
verb
  • cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something.
    E.g. all too often, our recruitment processes are biased towards younger candidates
  • give a bias to.
    E.g. bias the valve so that the anode current is normally zero or small

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