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son rai | ===Pronunciation=== | ||
*{{IPA|/ˈbaɪəs/}} | |||
*{{SAMPA|/"baI@s/}} | |||
*{{audio|en-us-bias.ogg|Audio (US)}} | |||
==Noun== | |||
{{noun|bias|biases|biasses}} | |||
# {{cu noun}} A '''bias''' is a [[preference]] in one direction that makes things [[unequal]]. <> son rai, son zuciya. | |||
#:''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=== | |||
*[[prejudice]] | |||
*[[diagonal]] | |||
==Verb== | |||
{{verb|bias|biases|biased|biasing}} | |||
also | |||
{{verb|bias|biasses|biassed|biassing}} | |||
# {{transitive verb}} 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.'' | |||
===Synonyms=== | |||
*[[prejudice]] | |||
===Related words=== | |||
*[[biased]] | |||
Revision as of 02:19, 23 August 2019
Pronunciation
Noun
- (countable & uncountable) A bias is a preference in one direction that makes things unequal. <> son rai, son zuciya.
- 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
|
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.