bias
Inclination towards somethingInclination towards something.
» I know that Tom is biased.
Ich weiß, dass Tom Vorurteile hat.
Я знаю, що Том упереджений.
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)Inclination towards something.
Voreingenommenheit, Neigung, Ausrichtung
предубежде́ниеpredubeždénije, предвзя́тостьpredvzjátostʹ
упере́дженістьuperédženistʹ, упере́дженняuperédžennja
(countable)The diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric.
a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
(countable)A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.
(countable, uncountable)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.
Bias, Vorspannung
смеще́ниеsmeščénije
(countable, uncountable)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.
Verzerrung
(countable, uncountable)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.
(countable, uncountable)A person's favourite member of a K-pop band.
Examples
157 sentencesI know that Tom is biased.
Я знаю, що Том упереджений.
deIch weiß, dass Tom Vorurteile hat.
I think that Tom is biased.
Гадаю, Том упереджений.
I know I have a biased opinion.
Я знаю, що моя думка упереджена.
ruЯ знаю, что у меня предвзятое мнение.
The study is biased.
Це дослідження упереджене.
Tom may be biased.
Том може бути упередженим.
Translations
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Origin
c. 1520 in the sense "oblique line". As a technical term in the game of bowls c. 1560, whec. 1520 in the sense "oblique line". As a technical term in the game of bowls c. 1560, whence the figurative use (c. 1570).
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Forms
plural: biases / biassesSynonyms
8 synonyms- a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation:prejudicepreconception
- a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric:diagonal
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
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