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- Dictionarybias/ˈbʌɪəs/
noun
- 1. inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair: "there was evidence of bias against foreign applicants" Similar Opposite
- 2. a systematic distortion of a statistical result due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation.
verb
- 1. cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something: "the search results are biased by the specific queries used"
- 2. distort (a statistical result); introduce bias into (a method of sampling, measurement, analysis, etc.).
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the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment: The senator has accused the media of bias. Reporters must be impartial and not show political bias. bias against There was clear evidence of a strong bias against her.
The meaning of BIAS is an inclination of temperament or outlook; especially : a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment : prejudice. How to use bias in a sentence. Bias vs. Biased Synonym Discussion of Bias.
noun. a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: The hiring manager was found to have shown bias against job applicants who wore less expensive clothing. The magazine’s bias is toward art rather than photography.
the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment: The senator has accused the media of bias. Reporters need to be impartial and not show political bias. bias against There was clear evidence of a strong bias against her.
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 a race. 10.
[countable, usually singular] an interest in one thing more than others; a special ability. The course has a strong practical bias. Leila had a marked scientific bias. In British universities there was a bias towards pure science.
Use the noun bias to mean a preference for one thing over another, especially an unfair one. Some biases are completely innocent: "I have a bias toward French wines." But most often, bias is used to describe unfair prejudices: "The authorities investigated a case involving bias against Latinos."
