1.
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.
[bowls]
a bulge or weight inside one side of a bowl
5.
the curved course of such a bowl on the green
6.
[statistics]
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
7.
if T is an estimator of the parameter θ, the expected value of (T--θ)
8.
an inaudible high-frequency signal used to improve the quality of a tape recording
adj. (adjective)
1.
slanting obliquely; diagonal
a bias fold
adv. (adverb)
1.
obliquely; diagonally
vt. (transitive verb)
1.
[tr]
[usually passive]
to cause to have a bias; prejudice; influence
2.
[Etymology]
C16: from Old French biais, from Old Provençal, perhaps ultimately from Greek epikarsios oblique