bias

CEFRC1

/ˈbaɪ.əs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.

Examples

  • People tend to look at others with bias.

  • You have to judge the case without bias.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbaj.as/
  • /baˈjæs/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric.

  2. Inclination towards something.

  3. A voltage or current applied to an electronic device, such as a transistor electrode, to move its operating point to a desired part of its transfer function.

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In context

  • The last thing you want is for your camera to die when you finally get that selca with your bias.

  • Our prejudices bias our views.

  • 2002, H. Dijkstra, J. Libby, Overview of silicon detectors, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 494, 86–93, p. 87. On the ohmic side n⁺ is implanted to provide the ohmic contact to bias the detector.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

c. 1520 in the sense "oblique line". As a technical term in the game of bowls c. 1560, whence the figurative use (c. 1570). From Middle French biais, adverbially ("sideways, askance, against the grain") c. 1250, as a noun ("oblique angle, slant") from the late 16th century. The French word is likely from Old Occitan biais, itself of obscure origin, most likely from Vulgar Latin *biaxius (“with two axes”).