ALL meanings of biassed
bi·as
B b - noun biassed a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazine’s bias toward art rather than photography; our strong bias in favor of the idea. 1
- noun biassed unreasonably hostile feelings or opinions about a social group; prejudice: accusations of racial bias. 1
- noun biassed an oblique or diagonal line of direction, especially across a woven fabric. 1
- noun biassed Statistics. a systematic as opposed to a random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure. 1
- noun biassed Lawn Bowling. a slight bulge or greater weight on one side of the ball or bowl. the curved course made by such a ball when rolled. 1
- noun biassed Electronics. the application of a steady voltage or current to an active device, as a diode or transistor, to produce a desired mode of operation. 1
- noun biassed a high-frequency alternating current applied to the recording head of a tape recorder during recording in order to reduce distortion. 1
- adjective biassed having or showing bias or prejudice: They gave us a biased report on immigration trends. 1
- adverb biassed in a diagonal manner; obliquely; slantingly: to cut material bias. 1
- verb with object biassed to cause to hold or exhibit a particular bias; to influence, especially unfairly: a tearful plea designed to bias the jury; a survey biased toward highly educated people. 1
- verb with object biassed Electronics. to apply a steady voltage or current to (the input of an active device). 1
- idioms biassed on the bias, in the diagonal direction of the cloth. out of line; slanting. 1
- verb biassed simple past tense and past participle of bias. 0