Definition of bias

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Bias (n.) A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias..

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Biased :: Biased (imp. & p. p.) of Bia.
Prejudice :: Prejudice (n.) A bias on the part of judge, juror, or witness which interferes with fairness of judgment..
Favor :: Favor (n.) To regard with kindness; to support; to aid, or to have the disposition to aid, or to wish success to; to be propitious to; to countenance; to treat with consideration or tenderness; to show partiality or unfair bias towards..
Prejudicant :: Prejudicant (a.) Influenced by prejudice; biased.
Dispassionate :: Dispassionate (a.) Not dictated by passion; not proceeding from temper or bias; impartial; as, dispassionate proceedings; a dispassionate view..
Bowl :: Bowl (n.) An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with biased balls on a level plat of greensward..
Fair :: Fair (superl.) Characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or candor; open; upright; free from suspicion or bias; equitable; just; -- said of persons, character, or conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a fair statement..
Irrespective :: Irrespective (a.) Without regard for conditions, circumstances, or consequences; unbiased; independent; impartial; as, an irrespective judgment..
Prepossession :: Prepossession (n.) Preoccupation of the mind by an opinion, or impression, already formed; preconceived opinion; previous impression; bias; -- generally, but not always, used in a favorable sense; as, the prepossessions of childhood..
Prejudicate :: Prejudicate (a.) Biased by opinions formed prematurely; prejudiced.
Unbias :: Unbias (v. t.) To free from bias or prejudice.
Bias :: Bias (n.) A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.
Predispose :: Predispose (v. t.) To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship..
Prejudice :: Prejudice (n.) To cause to have prejudice; to prepossess with opinions formed without due knowledge or examination; to bias the mind of, by hasty and incorrect notions; to give an unreasonable bent to, as to one side or the other of a cause; as, to prejudice a critic or a juryman..
Biases :: Biases (pl. ) of Bia.
Influence :: Influence (v. t.) To control or move by power, physical or moral; to affect by gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to move; to persuade; to induce..
Evenhanded :: Evenhanded (a.) Fair or impartial; unbiased.
Disinterestedly :: Disinterestedly (adv.) In a disinterested manner; without bias or prejudice.
Unwarped :: Unwarped (a.) Not warped; hence, not biased; impartial..
Independent :: Independent (a.) Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious; self-directing; as, a man of an independent mind..
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