bias
Từ điển Collocation
bias noun
ADJ. clear, definite, marked, obvious, strong | left-wing, right-wing | cultural, political
VERB + BIAS have The newspaper has a clear bias towards the Conservative Party. | display, show | avoid, eliminate, reduce | correct We have now tried to correct the bias in our original report. | be free from The newspaper was free from political bias.
BIAS + VERB creep in, exist Bias often creeps in through the wording of questions.
PREP. with/without ~ All material must be selected and presented without bias. | with a ~ a newspaper with a strong left-wing bias | ~ against a bias against women | ~ in favour of/towards a bias in favour of small firms
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation; prejudice, preconception
- a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric; diagonal
adj.
- slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric
a bias fold
Microsoft Computer Dictionary
n. 1. A uniform or systematic deviation from a point of reference. 2. In mathematics, an indication of the amount by which the average of a group of values deviates from a reference value. 3. In electronics, a voltage applied to a transistor or other electronic device to establish a reference level for its operation. 4. In communications, a type of distortion in the length of transmitted bits, caused by a lag that occurs as voltage builds up or falls off each time the signal changes from 0 to 1 or vice versa.
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
biases|biasses|biased|biassed|biasing|biassing
syn.: diagonal oblique prejudgment prejudice sway