Bias
41bias — bi•as [[t]ˈbaɪ əs[/t]] n. adj. adv. v. bi•ased, bi•as•ing (esp. brit.)bi•assed, bi•as•sing. 1) tex an oblique or diagonal line of direction, esp. across a woven fabric 2) a particular tendency or inclination, esp. one that prevents impartial… …
42bias — bi|as1 [ baıəs ] noun ** 1. ) singular or uncount an attitude that you have that makes you treat someone in a way that is unfair or different from the way you treat other people: Ideally we d choose judges who are without political bias. bias… …
43bias — See interview bias ; interviewer bias ; non response ; objective ; observer bias ; prejudice ; sample selection bias ; sampling error …
44bias — {{11}}bias (n.) 1520s, from Fr. biais slant, slope, oblique, also figuratively, expedient, means (13c., originally in Old French a pp. adjective, sideways, askance, against the grain ), of unknown origin, probably from O.Prov. biais, with… …
45bias — 1 noun 1 (uncountable singular) a tendency to consider one person, group, idea etc more favourably than others: a newspaper with a strong right wing bias (+ against/towards/in favour of): There was a definite bias against commerce and science in… …
46BIAS — I. BIAS Amythaonis fil. Argivorum Rex. Pausau. l. 2. Item fluvius iuxta Coronem oppid. Pausan. in Messenicis sive l. 4. ubi de Corone: Προελθόνιων δὲ οὐ πολὺ, Βίας ενδίδωσιν ἐς θάλαςςαν ποταμὸς, γενέςθαι δὲ αὐτῷ λέγουτι τὸ ὀνομα ἀπὶ Βίαντος τȏυ… …
47bias — /ˈbaɪəs / (say buyuhs) noun 1. an oblique or diagonal line of direction, especially across a woven fabric: to cut cloth on the bias. 2. a particular tendency or inclination, especially one which prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question:… …
48bias — visuminė sistemingoji paklaida statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Nuolatinės tyrimo arba bandymo rezultatų vidurkio ir sutartinės tikrosios vertės skirtumas. atitikmenys: angl. bias; bias error; error bias rus. постоянная погрешность;… …
49bias — n. & v. n. 1 (often foll. by towards, against) a predisposition or prejudice. 2 Statistics a systematic distortion of a statistical result due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation. 3 an edge cut obliquely across the weave of a fabric. 4… …
50bias — 1. noun /ˈbaɪəs/ a) In the game of crown green 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 …
