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The correct spelling is bias.
How to pronounce bias
/ˈbaɪəs/
nounIPA: /ˈbaɪəs/
Say it like: Bia-s
The correct spelling is bias. Inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, predilection. For example: "Our prejudices bias our views."
Usage Examples
“Our prejudices bias our views.”
“to cut cloth bias”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, predilection.
- 2.The diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric.
- 3.A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.
- 4.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.
- 5.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.
verb
- 1.To place bias upon; to influence.
adjective
- 1.Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.
- 2.Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.
adverb
- 1.In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally.
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