Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Inclination towards something.

    Voreingenommenheit, Neigung, Ausrichtung

    предубежде́ниеpredubeždénije, предвзя́тостьpredvzjátostʹ

    упере́дженістьuperédženistʹ, упере́дженняuperédžennja

  2. (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

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

  4. (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

  5. (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

  6. (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.

  7. (countable, uncountable)A person's favourite member of a K-pop band.

Examples

157 sentences
  1. I know that Tom is biased.

    Я знаю, що Том упереджений.

    deIch weiß, dass Tom Vorurteile hat.

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  2. I think that Tom is biased.

    Гадаю, Том упереджений.

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  3. I know I have a biased opinion.

    Я знаю, що моя думка упереджена.

    ruЯ знаю, что у меня предвзятое мнение.

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  4. The study is biased.

    Це дослідження упереджене.

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  5. Tom may be biased.

    Том може бути упередженим.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality:
Русский
By meaning 2
inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality:
electronics: voltage or current applied to electronic device:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality:
electronics: voltage or current applied to electronic device:

Origin

c. 1520 in the sense "oblique line". As a technical term in the game of bowls c. 1560, whe

c. 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 / biasses
Singularbias
Pluralbiases / biasses

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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 antonyms

Word family

37 related words

See also

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