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/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
Early 16th century (in the sense 'slanting line', 'at an angle'): from Old French biais, of unknown ultimate origin.
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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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