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a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold"

cause to be biased

a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric

a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold"

cause to be biased

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.

A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent; inclination.

A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.

A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias.

Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.

Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.

In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias.

To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess.

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.

A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent; inclination.

A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.

A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias.

Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.

Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.

In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias.

To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess.

Any deviation of results or inferences from the truth, or processes leading to such deviation. Bias can result from several sources: one-sided or systematic variations in measurement from the true value (systematic error); flaws in study design; deviation of inferences, interpretations, or analyses based on flawed data or data collection; etc. There is no sense of prejudice or subjectivity implied in the assessment of bias under these conditions.

An oblique or diagonal line, especially a cut across a fabric; a leaning of the mind toward a particular opinion; prejudice.

To give a particular direction to; incline to one side; influence; prejudice; as, the newspapers we read bias our opinions.

In a slanting manner.

Biased.

Biasing.

A 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: an inclination of the mind, prejudice.

To cause to turn to one side: to prejudice or prepossess; pp. biased or biassed.

A leaning; inclination.

To cause to incline in any direction; to prepossess.

To cause to incline; influence unduly; prejudice.

Running diagonally across the texture; cut slantingly, as cloth.

A line, cut, or seam running obliquely across the threads of a fabric.

A mental leaning or prejudice.

A weight in the side of a bowl to turn it from a straight line in its course; a leaning of the mind; inclination; prepossession.

To cause to incline to one side; to prepossess; to prejudice.

A disposition or leaning of the mind; inclination; prepossession.

To incline to; to prejudice in favour of.

n. [French] A weight on the side of a bowl which turns it from a straight line;—a leaning of the mind; propensity toward an object;—a wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment to diminish its circumference: inclination; propensity.

adv. In a slanting manner: crosswise; athwart; diagonally.

The weight lodged on one side of a bowl, which turns it from the strait line; any thing which turns a man to a particular course; propenstion, inclination.