biased

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Etymology

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From bias +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbaɪəst/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪəst

Adjective

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biased (comparative more biased, superlative most biased)

  1. Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.
    Synonyms: partial, prejudiced, tendentious
    The newspaper gave a biased account of the incident.
  2. Angled at a slant.
    The table had a biased edge.
  3. (electrical engineering) On which an electrical bias is applied.
  4. (statistics) Exhibiting a systematic distortion of results due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation; skewed.

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Verb

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biased

  1. simple past and past participle of bias
    She biased them against him for no apparent reason.

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