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Definition of Bias

1. Noun. A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation.

2. Verb. Influence in an unfair way. "You are biasing my choice by telling me yours"

3. Adjective. Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric. "A bias fold"

4. Noun. A line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric.

5. Verb. Cause to be biased.

Definition of Bias

1. n. 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.

2. a. Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.

3. adv. In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias.

4. v. t. To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess.

Definition of Bias

1. Proper noun. One of the Seven Sages of Greece from Priene living in the 6th century BC. ¹

2. Noun. inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, predilection ¹

3. Noun. (countable textiles) the diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric ¹

4. Noun. (electronics) a voltage or current applied for example to a transistor electrode ¹

5. Noun. (statistics) the difference between the expectation of the sample estimator and the true population value, which reduces the representativeness of the estimator by systematically distorting it ¹

6. Noun. (sports) In the game of crown green bowls: a weight added to one side of a bowl so that as it rolls, it will follow a curved rather than a straight path; the oblique line followed by such a bowl; the lopsided shape or structure of such a bowl. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To place bias upon; to influence. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bias

1. to prejudice [v -ASED, -ASING, -ASES or -ASSED, -ASSING, -ASSES] : BIASEDLY [adv] - See also: prejudice

Medical Definition of Bias

1. In a clinical trial, bias refers to effects that a conclusion that may be incorrect as, for example, when a researcher or patient knows what treatment is being given. To avoid bias, a blinded study may be done. Any deviation of results or inferences from the truth, or processes leading to such deviation. Bias can result from several sources: one-sided or systematic variations in measurement from the true value (systematic error); flaws in study design; deviation of inferences, interpretations, or analyses based on flawed data or data collection; etc. There is no sense of prejudice or subjectivity implied in the assessment of bias under these conditions. (27 Jun 1999)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bias

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biarchy biarticular biarticulate biaryl biaryls bias (current term) bias distortion biased biasedly biases

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