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biases

/ˈbaɪəsɪz/

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noun

Préjugés, partialité, penchant

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

Examples :

"The teacher tried to grade fairly, but her own biases towards hard-working students sometimes affected her judgment. "

La professeure a essayé de noter équitablement, mais ses propres préjugés envers les élèves travailleurs affectaient parfois son jugement.

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Biais

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

Examples :

"The weaver carefully aligned the warp and weft threads, making sure the biases were straight. "

Le tisserand a soigneusement aligné les fils de chaîne et de trame, en s'assurant que les biais étaient droits.

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Biais

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

Examples :

"The dressmaker used three biases in the back of the dress to make it fit snugly at the waist. "

La couturière a utilisé trois biais dans le dos de la robe pour qu'elle s'ajuste parfaitement à la taille.

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Polarisation

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 adjusted the biases on the amplifier to ensure the sound quality was optimal. "

Le technicien a ajusté la polarisation de l'amplificateur pour garantir une qualité sonore optimale.

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Biais, déformation

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 about favorite ice cream flavors showed strong biases because it was only distributed at a chocolate factory, leading to an overrepresentation of chocolate lovers and an inaccurate view of overall preferences. "

L'enquête sur les parfums de crème glacée préférés a révélé de forts biais car elle n'a été distribuée que dans une chocolaterie, ce qui a conduit à une surreprésentation des amateurs de chocolat et à une vision inexacte des préférences générales.

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Biais, courbure

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 used a bias on his bowl, causing it to curve towards the jack. "

Le joueur de boules a utilisé le biais sur sa boule, ce qui l'a fait courber vers le cochonnet.

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Membre préféré

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

Examples :

""Even though I like all the members of BTS, Jimin and Jungkook are my biases." "

Même si j'aime tous les membres de BTS, Jimin et Jungkook sont mes membres préférés.

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verb

Influencer, biaiser

To place bias upon; to influence.

Examples :

"Our prejudices bias our views."

Nos préjugés biaisent nos opinions.

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