- favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant"
- (bias) slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold"
- (bias) a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
- (bias) influence in an unfair way; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"
- (bias) cause to be biased
- (bias) diagonal: a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
- In statistics, bias is systematic favoritism that is present in the data collection process resulting in misleading results. There are several types of statistical bias: *Selection bias, where there is an error in choosing the individuals or groups to take part in a scientific study. ...
- BIAS (originally known as Berkley Integrated Audio Software) is a privately held corporation based in Petaluma, California.
- (Bias (genus)) The Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher (Bias musicus), also known as the Black-and-white Flycatcher or Vanga Flycatcher, is a species of passerine bird found in Africa. ...
- (Bias (mythology)) In Greek mythology, Bias was a brother of Melampus who received one third of Argos (see Melampus for more information). Bias married his cousin Pero and had one child, Talaus, with her. ...
- (Bias (textile)) The bias (US) or cross-grain (UK) direction of a piece of woven fabric, usually referred to simply as "the bias" or "the cross-grain", is at 45 degrees to its warp and weft threads. Every piece of woven fabric has two biases, perpendicular to each other. ...
- (Biasing (electronics)) Biasing in electronics is the method of establishing predetermined voltages and/or currents at various points of an electronic circuit to set an appropriate operating point. ...
- exhibiting bias; prejudiced; angled at a slant
- (bias) 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; (uncountable) inclination towards something; ...
- (Bias) A leaning in favor of or against something or someone; partiality or prejudice.
- (Bias) Current or voltage applied to a circuit to set a reference operating level for proper circuit performance, such as the high-frequency bias current applied to an audio recording head to improve linear performance and reduce distortion.
- (bias) In a clinical trial, a flaw in the study design or method of collecting or interpreting information. Biases can lead to incorrect conclusions about what the study or trial showed.
- (Bias) The direction not along the grain of fabric. Practically, this means that the direction which is very stretchy. True bias is 45 degrees off from the grain of a fabric (either warf or weft). If you pull a fabric on the bias, it will distort out of shape. ...
- (bias) Neuron parameter that is summed with the neuron's weighted inputs and passed through the neuron's transfer function to generate the neuron's output.
- (Bias) The extent to which a measurement, sampling, or analytical method systematically underestimates or overestimates the true value of an attribute. E.g., words, sentence structure, attitudes and mannerisms may unfairly influence a respondent’s answer to a question.
- (Bias) A preference or inclination used in the development or communication of an appraisal, review, or consulting assignment that precludes an appraiser's impartiality.
- (Bias) Syn- systematic error: Deviation of results or inferences from the truth, or processes leading to such deviation
- (Bias) The difference between the expected value of an estimator and the actual value to be estimated.
- (Bias) An inclination or preference either for or against an individual or group that interferes with impartial judgment.
- (Bias) Weighted offset to make the bowl curve. The bias side of the bowl is noted by the smaller button. Bias is correct when the bowl curves towards the Jack.