bias
- IPA[ˈbīəs]
美式
- prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair；a concentration on or interest in one particular area or subject
- cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something；distort (a statistical result); introduce bias into (a method of sampling, measurement, analysis, etc.).
verb: bias, 3rd person present: biases, gerund or present participle: biasing, past tense: biased, past participle: biased
noun: bias, plural noun: biases
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair there was evidence of bias against foreign applicants the bias toward younger people in recruitment 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ a concentration on or interest in one particular area or subject he worked on a variety of Greek topics, with a discernible bias toward philosophy
- ▪ (in South Korean entertainment, especially K-pop) a person's favorite pop star, pop group, actor, etc., or favorite member of a pop group I'm a fan of Blackpink and my bias is Jennie
- 2. a systematic distortion of a statistical result due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation.
- 3. a direction diagonal to the weave of a fabric a turquoise silk dress cut on the bias 同義詞
- 4. in some sports, such as lawn bowling, the irregular shape given to a ball.
- ▪ the oblique course taken by a ball as a result of its irregular shape.
- 5. a steady voltage, magnetic field, or other factor applied to an electronic system or device to cause it to operate over a predetermined range.
動詞
- 1. cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something the search results are biased by the specific queries used common sense biases me against these theories
- 2. distort (a statistical result); introduce bias into (a method of sampling, measurement, analysis, etc.).
- 3. give a bias to.
