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{{noun|bias|biases|biasses}} | {{noun|bias|biases|biasses}} | ||
# {{cu noun}} A '''bias''' is a [[preference]] in one direction that makes things [[unequal]]. <> son rai, son zuciya. | # {{cu noun}} A '''bias''' is a [[preference]] in one direction that makes things [[unequal]]. <> son rai, son zuciya, nuna bambanci ko wariya. | ||
#:''There is strong evidence of a '''bias''' towards the death penalty for black rather than white murderers.'' | #:''There is strong evidence of a '''bias''' towards the death penalty for black rather than white murderers.'' | ||
#:''They had plans for an international centre, with a strong political '''bias'''.'' | #:''They had plans for an international centre, with a strong political '''bias'''.'' | ||
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Pronunciation
Noun
- (countable & uncountable) A bias is a preference in one direction that makes things unequal. <> son rai, son zuciya, nuna bambanci ko wariya.
- There is strong evidence of a bias towards the death penalty for black rather than white murderers.
- They had plans for an international centre, with a strong political bias.
- (countable) The bias is the diagonal direction, especially in cloth.
- The neckline was cut on the bias to improve the drape of the fabric.
Synonyms
Verb
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Plain form (yanzu) |
3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) |
Past tense (ya wuce) |
Past participle (ya wuce) |
Present participle (ana cikin yi) |
also
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Plain form (yanzu) |
3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) |
Past tense (ya wuce) |
Past participle (ya wuce) |
Present participle (ana cikin yi) |
- (transitive) If you bias something, you unfairly make one result more likely than another.
- Sexism in language biases experience constantly towards the male sex.
- By not providing this information, you bias the results.