UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbaɪəst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbaɪəst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bī′əst)
a tendency toward judging something without full knowledge of it; prejudice:He has a bias against anyone who is black.
a particular tendency toward something:She has a natural bias for handwork and athletics.
Textilesa slanting or diagonal line of direction, esp. across a woven fabric.
adj.[usually: before a noun]
Textiles(of the cut of a fabric) diagonal; slanted.
v.[~ + object]
to influence unfairly:The lawyer made a tearful plea to bias the jury.
Idioms
Idioms, Textileson the bias,
in the diagonal direction of the cloth.
out of line; slanting.
bias and prejudice both mean a strong and unfairly formed inclination of the mind oropinion about something or someone. A bias may be favorable or unfavorable: bias in favor of or against an idea.prejudice implies a judgment already formed and even more unreasoning than bias, and usually implies an unfavorable opinion: prejudice against a race.
bi•as(bī′əs),USA pronunciationn., adj., adv., v.,bi•ased, bi•as•ing or (esp. Brit.) bi•assed, bi•as•sing. n.
Textilesan oblique or diagonal line of direction, esp. across a woven fabric.
a particular tendency or inclination, esp. one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice.
Statisticsa systematic as opposed to a random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure.
Sport[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.
Electronicsthe application of a steady voltage or current to an active device, as a diode or transistor, to produce a desired mode of operation.
Sound Reproductiona high-frequency alternating current applied to the recording head of a tape recorder during recording in order to reduce distortion.
Idioms, Textileson the bias:
in the diagonal direction of the cloth.
out of line; slanting.
adj.
Textilescut, set, folded, etc., diagonally:This material requires a bias cut.
adv.
in a diagonal manner; obliquely; slantingly:to cut material bias.
v.t.
to cause partiality or favoritism in (a person); influence, esp. unfairly:a tearful plea designed to bias the jury.
Electronicsto apply a steady voltage or current to (the input of an active device).
Greek epikársios oblique, equivalent. to epi-epi- + -karsios oblique
Vulgar Latin *(e)bigassius
Old Provencal, probably
Middle French biais oblique
1520–30
2. predisposition, preconception, predilection, partiality, proclivity; bent, leaning. Bias,prejudice mean a strong inclination of the mind or a preconceived opinion about something or someone. A bias may be favorable or unfavorable:bias in favor of or against an idea.Prejudice implies a preformed judgment even more unreasoning than bias, and usually implies an unfavorable opinion:prejudice against a race.10. predispose, bend, incline, dispose.
2. impartiality.
Bi•as(bī′əs),USA pronunciationn.
Biographicalfl. 570 b.c., Greek philosopher, born in Ionia.
mental tendency or inclination, esp an irrational preference or prejudice
a diagonal line or cut across the weave of a fabric
the voltage applied to an electronic device or system to establish suitable working conditions
a bulge or weight inside one side of a bowl
the curved course of such a bowl on the green
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