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bias

/ˈbaɪəs/

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noun

Inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, predilection.

Examples :

"The teacher's bias toward quiet students sometimes made the lively children feel overlooked. "

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

Examples :

"The bias of the fabric made a nice, slightly angled scarf. "

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

Examples :

"The seamstress carefully removed a bias from the dress to make it fit better. "

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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.

Examples :

"The technician applied a bias voltage to the amplifier to ensure it would operate correctly. "

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noun

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.

Examples :

"The survey's bias toward younger people skewed the results, making it inaccurate for the entire community. "

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noun

In the games of crown green bowls and lawn 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. In lawn bowls, the curved course is caused only by the shape of the bowl. The use of weights is prohibited.

Examples :

"The bowler added a bias to the bowl, causing it to curve towards the jack. "

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noun

A person's favourite member of a K-pop band.

Examples :

"My sister's bias in the K-pop group Blackpink is Rosé. "

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verb

To place bias upon; to influence.

Examples :

"Our prejudices bias our views."

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adjective

Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.

Examples :

"The table was bias, tilting noticeably to the left. "

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adjective

Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.

Examples :

"The seamstress cut the fabric bias to create a flowing, draped skirt. "

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adverb

In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally.

Examples :

"to cut cloth bias"

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