ALL meanings of bias
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B b - variable noun bias Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing. 3
- variable noun bias Bias is a concern with or interest in one thing more than others. 3
- verb bias To bias someone means to influence them in favour of a particular choice. 3
- noun bias mental tendency or inclination, esp an irrational preference or prejudice 3
- noun bias a diagonal line or cut across the weave of a fabric 3
- noun bias the voltage applied to an electronic device or system to establish suitable working conditions 3
- noun bias a bulge or weight inside one side of a bowl 3
- noun bias the curved course of such a bowl on the green 3
- noun bias an extraneous latent influence on, unrecognized conflated variable in, or selectivity in a sample which influences its distribution and so renders it unable to reflect the desired population parameters 3
- noun bias if T is an estimator of the parameter θ, the expected value of (T–θ) 3
- noun bias an inaudible high-frequency signal used to improve the quality of a tape recording 3
- adjective bias slanting obliquely; diagonal 3
- adverb bias obliquely; diagonally 3
- verb bias to cause to have a bias; prejudice; influence 3
- noun bias a line, cut or sewn diagonally across the weave of cloth, as in making seams, binding tape, etc. 3
- noun bias a mental leaning or inclination; partiality; bent 3
- noun bias the bulge in the side of the ball (the bowl) that causes it to roll in a curve 3
- noun bias this curve or tendency to curve 3
- noun bias the force causing this 3
- noun bias a high-frequency signal or tone added to a tape during the recording process so as to reduce distortion and increase frequency response 3
- noun bias the fixed voltage applied to an electrode circuit to control the mode of operation, usually measured with the cathode voltage as reference 3
- noun bias any systematic error contributing to the difference between statistical values in a population and a sample drawn from it 3
- adjective bias slanting; diagonal 3
- adverb bias diagonally 3
- adverb bias awry 3
- verb transitive bias to cause to have a bias; influence; prejudice 3
- verb transitive bias to apply a bias to (an electrode) 3
- noun bias inclination: in favour 1
- noun bias prejudice: against 1
- noun bias viewpoint 1
- noun bias statistics: systematic distortion 1
- noun bias fabric: direction diagonal to grain 1
- noun bias electronics: regulating factor 1
- transitive verb bias prejudice sb against 1
- transitive verb bias electronics: give a bias 1
- noun bias a river in NW India, flowing SW into the Sutlej River: one of the five rivers of the Punjab. 290 miles (470 km) long. 1
- adjective bias cut, set, folded, etc., diagonally: This material requires a bias cut. 1
- adverb bias in a diagonal manner; obliquely; slantingly: to cut material bias. 1
- verb with object bias to cause to hold or exhibit a particular bias; to influence, especially unfairly: a tearful plea designed to bias the jury; a survey biased toward highly educated people. 1
- verb with object bias Electronics. to apply a steady voltage or current to (the input of an active device). 1
- idioms bias on the bias, in the diagonal direction of the cloth. out of line; slanting. 1
- noun bias (Countable Noun) NU inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, predilection. 0
- noun bias (Countable Noun) (textiles) the diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric. 0
- noun bias (Countable Noun) (textiles) A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference. 0
- noun bias (electronics) a voltage or current applied for example to a transistor electrode. 0
- noun bias (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. 0
- noun bias (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. 0
- verb bias (Transitive Verb) To place bias upon; to influence. 0
- adjective bias Inclined to one side; swelled on one side. 0
- adjective bias Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth. 0