| Definitions of 'Bias' |
Wordnet |
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1. (noun) bias, prejudice, preconception
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
2. (adj) diagonal, bias
a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
3. (verb) bias
slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric
"a bias fold"
4. (verb) bias
influence in an unfair way
"you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"
5. (verb) bias, predetermine
cause to be biased
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| Definitions of 'Bias' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Bias
inclined to one side; swelled on one side
2. (adj) Bias
cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth
3. (adverb) Bias
in a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias
4. (noun) Bias
a weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line
5. (noun) Bias
a leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent; inclination
6. (noun) Bias
a wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference
7. (noun) Bias
a slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias
8. (verb) Bias
to incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess
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