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- Dictionarybi·as/ˈbīəs/
noun
- 1. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually 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 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.
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.
Bias definition: a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned. See examples of BIAS used in a sentence.
BIAS meaning: 1. the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of…. Learn more.
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.
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."
In epidemiology and empirical research, reporting bias is defined as "selective revealing or suppression of information" of undesirable behavior by subjects or researchers. It refers to a tendency to under-report unexpected or undesirable experimental results, while being more trusting of expected or desirable results.
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] a strong feeling in favour of or against one group of people, or one side in an argument, often not based on fair judgement. accusations of political bias in news programmes (= that reports are unfair and show favour to one political party)
a situation in which you support or oppose someone or something in an unfair way because you are influenced by your personal opinions: a bias towards/against private education. The news channel has been accused of bias in favour of the government. (Definition of bias from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
verb. OPAL W. /ˈbaɪəs/ Verb Forms. to unfairly influence somebody’s opinions or decisions synonym prejudice. bias somebody/something (against somebody/something) The newspapers have biased people against her.
