Definition of biassed in English

Part of speech

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biassed, verb, past participle of bias (infinitive).
biassed, verb, past simple of bias (infinitive).

WordNet

Noun Plural: bias
bias - a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
		prejudice, preconception
		partisanship, partiality an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
		taboo, tabu an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
		irrational hostility extreme prejudice
		experimenter bias (psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment
		homophobia prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality
		islamophobia prejudice against Muslims; "Muslim intellectuals are afraid of growing Islamophobia in the West"
		racism discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
bias - a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
		diagonal
		straight line a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature; "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line"
Verb biases, biasing, biased
bias - cause to be biased
		predetermine
		prejudice, prepossess influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
		weight, slant, angle present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"
bias - influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"
		prejudice, prepossess influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
		handicap put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"
Adjective bias, biaser, biasest
bias - slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold"

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Wiktionary

bias (Noun)
The diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric.
bias (Noun)
A voltage or current applied for example to a transistor electrode.
bias (Noun)
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.
bias (Noun)
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 a bowl.
bias (Verb)
To place bias upon; to influence.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

bias (n.)
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.
bias (n.)
A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent; inclination.
bias (n.)
A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.
bias (n.)
A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias.
bias (a.)
Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.
bias (a.)
Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.
bias (adv.)
In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias.
bias (v. t.)
To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

bias
Partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

bias
bī′as, n. a bulge or greater weight on one side of a bowl (in the game of bowling), making it slope or turn to one side: a slant or leaning to one side: a one-sided inclination of the mind, prejudice: any special influence that sways the mind.—v.t. to cause to turn to one side: to prejudice or prepossess:—pa.p. bī′ased or bī′assed.—ns. Bī′as-draw′ing (Shak.), a turn awry; Bī′asing, a bias or inclination to one side. [Fr. biais, of dubious origin; Diez suggests L. bifax, bifacem, two-faced.]

Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡

bias
In polarized relay the adjustment of the tongue to lie normally against one or the other contact. (See Relay, Polarized.)

Wikipedia

Bias means that a person prefers an idea and possibly does not give equal chance to a different idea.

Bias also means mistakes in measurements. For example, a person may measure the height of another person wearing shoes. The shoes make the height more than the same person without shoes. If the extra height of the shoes (extra bias) was not explained, someone might think that the person had been measured without shoes on. Data with extra parts not explained is called biased data.