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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBias
/ˈbaɪ.əs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
"The study aims to remove any potential bias from the research process."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Provençal 'biais' meaning 'slant', 'slope', or 'oblique', which entered Middle French as 'bias' and was adopted into English in the 16th century initially in the context of the game of bowls. Over time, the physical sense of a diagonal cut or slant broadened metaphorically to denote a mental leaning, prejudice, or systematic distortion in judgment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bias" is said worldwide
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biais
Transliteration: biais
"Il est important d'éliminer tout biais dans cette étude."
Voreingenommenheit
Transliteration: Voreingenommenheit
"Wir müssen eine Voreingenommenheit bei der Bewertung vermeiden."
pregiudizio
Transliteration: pregiudizio
"Il giornalista ha cercato di evitare qualsiasi pregiudizio."
sesgo
Transliteration: sesgo
"Los datos muestran un claro sesgo en favor del candidato."
viés
Transliteration: viés
"O algoritmo foi testado para garantir que não há viés."
पक्षपात
Transliteration: pakshpaat
"हमें किसी भी प्रकार के पक्षपात से बचना चाहिए।"
偏见
Transliteration: piānjiàn
"我们需要消除评估过程中的偏见。"
편견
Transliteration: pyeon-gyeon
"우리는 모든 종류의 편견을 피해야 합니다."
偏見
Transliteration: henken
"調査からいかなる偏見も排除することが重要です。"
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