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bias

UK/ˈbaɪ.əs/ US/ˈbaɪʌs/ uncommon
noun (2) adjective (1) verb (2)

noun

1.
2.

a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric

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adjective

1.

slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric

  • “a bias fold”
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verb

1.

influence in an unfair way

  • “you are biasing my choice by telling me yours”
2.

cause to be biased

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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • attrition bias
  • automation bias
  • availability bias
  • bias binding
  • bias distortion
  • bias lighting
  • bias tape
  • brake bias

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