ALL meanings of biased
bi·ased
B b - adjective biased If someone is biased, they prefer one group of people to another, and behave unfairly as a result. You can also say that a process or system is biased. 3
- adjective biased If something is biased towards one thing, it is more concerned with it than with other things. 3
- adjective biased person: partial, favourable to 1
- adjective biased person: prejudiced against 1
- adjective biased statement: unfair, prejudiced 1
- adjective biased cut, set, folded, etc., diagonally: This material requires a bias cut. 1
- noun biased a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazine’s bias toward art rather than photography; our strong bias in favor of the idea. 1
- noun biased unreasonably hostile feelings or opinions about a social group; prejudice: accusations of racial bias. 1
- noun biased an oblique or diagonal line of direction, especially across a woven fabric. 1
- noun biased Statistics. a systematic as opposed to a random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure. 1
- noun biased Lawn Bowling. a slight bulge or greater weight on one side of the ball or bowl. the curved course made by such a ball when rolled. 1
- noun biased Electronics. the application of a steady voltage or current to an active device, as a diode or transistor, to produce a desired mode of operation. 1
- noun biased a high-frequency alternating current applied to the recording head of a tape recorder during recording in order to reduce distortion. 1
- adverb biased in a diagonal manner; obliquely; slantingly: to cut material bias. 1
- verb with object biased 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 biased Electronics. to apply a steady voltage or current to (the input of an active device). 1
- idioms biased on the bias, in the diagonal direction of the cloth. out of line; slanting. 1
- verb biased simple past tense and past participle of bias. 0
- adjective biased exhibiting bias; prejudiced. 0
- adjective biased angled at a slant. 0
- adjective biased (electrical engineering) on which an electrical bias is applied. 0