mental tendency or inclination, esp an irrational preference or prejudice
2.
a diagonal line or cut across the weave of a fabric
3. electronics
the voltage applied to an electronic device or system to establish suitable working conditions
4. bowling
a.
a bulge or weight inside one side of a bowl
b.
the curved course of such a bowl on the green
5. statistics
a.
an extraneous latent influence on, unrecognized conflated variable in, or selectivity in a sample which influences its distribution and so renders it unable to reflect the desired population parameters
b.
if T is an estimator of the parameter θ, the expected value of (T–θ)
6.
an inaudible high-frequency signal used to improve the quality of a tape recording
adjective
7.
slanting obliquely; diagonal
a bias fold
adverb
8.
obliquely; diagonally
verbWord forms: -ases, -asing, -ased, -asses, -assing or -assed(transitive)
9. (usually passive)
to cause to have a bias; prejudice; influence
Derived forms
biased (ˈbiased) or biassed (ˈbiassed)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Old French biais, from Old Provençal, perhaps ultimately from Greek epikarsios oblique