_____ pertains to impartial and appropriate actions taken that are free of favoritism and bias.

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noun

a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants;the magazine’s bias toward art rather than photography;our strong bias in favor of the idea.

unreasonably hostile feelings or opinions about a social group; prejudice: accusations of racial bias.

an oblique or diagonal line of direction, especially across a woven fabric.

Statistics. a systematic as opposed to a random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure.

Lawn Bowling.

1. a slight bulge or greater weight on one side of the ball or bowl.
2. the curved course made by such a ball when rolled.

Electronics. the application of a steady voltage or current to an active device, as a diode or transistor, to produce a desired mode of operation.

a high-frequency alternating current applied to the recording head of a tape recorder during recording in order to reduce distortion.

adjective

cut, set, folded, etc., diagonally: This material requires a bias cut.

adverb

in a diagonal manner; obliquely; slantingly: to cut material bias.

verb (used with object), bi·ased, bi·as·ing or (especially British) bi·assed, bi·as·sing.

to cause to hold or exhibit a particular bias; to influence, especially unfairly: a tearful plea designed to bias the jury;a survey biased toward highly educated people.

Electronics. to apply a steady voltage or current to (the input of an active device).

Origin of bias

1520–30; <Middle French biais oblique <Old Provençal, probably <Vulgar Latin *(e)bigassius<Greek epikársios oblique, equivalent to epi-epi- + -karsios oblique

synonym study for bias

1. Bias, prejudice mean a strong inclination of the mind or a preconceived opinion about something or someone. A bias may be favorable or unfavorable: bias in favor of or against an idea. Prejudice implies a preformed judgment even more unreasoning than bias, and usually implies an unfavorable opinion: prejudice against people of another religion.

OTHER WORDS FROM bias

sub·bi·as, nounsu·per·bi·as, noun

noun

flourished 570 b.c., Greek philosopher, born in Ionia.

Words related to bias

bigotry, favoritism, inclination, intolerance, leaning, preference, prejudice, prejudgment, tendency, tilt, unfairness, distort, incline, slant, sway, bent, chauvinism, discrimination, disposition, illiberality

How to use bias in a sentence

• It also seeks to build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve, by addressing systemic racism and bias in order to help save lives.

• A Sia supporter might claim that I already had my mind made up about the movie, and reviewed it through my preexisting bias.

• Besides the very real risk of the tech being biased against minorities, the technology also carries with it an uneasy sense that we’re creeping towards a surveillance state.

• Implicit social cognition is what psychologists describe as the cognitive processes that occur outside of our conscious awareness or control, including all the associated attitudes, stereotypes, and lingering biases.

• “Once you see where the lampposts really are, it becomes more clear that there is some serious selection bias going on with the discovery of these objects,” Napier says.

• Community activists attack racial bias in policing, so police get defensive?

• Unless there is “a clear national security or law enforcement need,” the bias would lean toward disclosure.

• “There was definitely some bias built up there that was based on my past success and previous exposure,” he says.

• Indeed, at least one study showed that people who watch the program develop more bias against the obese.

• There is a pro-cable bias that seems to forgive so-so shows and so-so series and judges network series harshly.

• Dr. Bias deserves the more credit for his progress in life, as he is entirely self-made.

• Perhaps the following consideration will render both the "bias" and the "first-cousinship" at least intelligible.

• I endeavoured to divest myself of all selfish bias, and loved more and more to inquire into religious subjects.

• He not only knocked off a bias patch of skin, but gave me a couple of black eyes that kept me at home for a week.

• The majority believe that the Church has a capitalistic bias.

noun

mental tendency or inclination, esp an irrational preference or prejudice

a diagonal line or cut across the weave of a fabric

electronicsthe voltage applied to an electronic device or system to establish suitable working conditions

bowls

1. a bulge or weight inside one side of a bowl
2. the curved course of such a bowl on the green

statistics

1. an extraneous latent influence on, unrecognized conflated variable in, or selectivity in a sample which influences its distribution and so renders it unable to reflect the desired population parameters
2. if T is an estimator of the parameter θ, the expected value of (T–θ)

an inaudible high-frequency signal used to improve the quality of a tape recording

adjective

slanting obliquely; diagonala bias fold

adverb

verb -ases, -asing, -ased, -asses, -assing or -assed (tr)

(usually passive) to cause to have a bias; prejudice; influence

Derived forms of bias

biased or biassed, adjective

Word Origin for bias

C16: from Old French biais, from Old Provençal, perhaps ultimately from Greek epikarsios oblique