Defenition of the word bias
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Defenition of the word bias
- A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation.
- slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold"
- give a bias to, as in a race
- cause to be biased
- a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
- a straight line that is not at right angles to a side
- a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
- influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"
- influence in an unfair way
- slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric
Synonyms for the word bias
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- diagonal
- preconception
- predetermine
- prejudice
Similar words in the bias
Hyponyms for the word bias
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- angle
- experimenter bias
- handicap
- homophobia
- irrational hostility
- Islamophobia
- racism
- slant
- taboo
- tabu
- tendentiousness
- weight
Hypernyms for the word bias
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- partiality
- partisanship
- piece of cloth
- prejudice
- prepossess
- straight line
- surname
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