1. A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
   "His bias against immigrants clouded his judgment on immigration policies";
   - prejudice, preconception
    
2. A line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
   "She sewed the bias tape along the edge of the quilt";
   - diagonal
    
3. (statistics) the difference between the expectation value of an estimator and the true value
   "The researcher worked to minimize bias in the sampling method"
    
4. (electronics) a voltage or current applied to a component or circuit to establish optimal operating conditions; can refer to the applied signal, the resulting operating point, or the circuit configuration used
   "The amplifier uses a bias voltage to keep the transistor in its active region"

1. Influence in an unfair way
   "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours";
   - skew
    
2. Cause to be biased
   "The survey questions biased the results";
   - predetermine, skew

1. Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric
   "a bias fold"

Derived forms: biasing, biassed, biassing, biased, biases

See also: oblique

Type of: partiality, partisanship, prejudice, prepossess, straight line

Encyclopedia: Bias, Punjab