bias

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable|uncountable}} [[inclination|Inclination]] towards something.
2. {{lb|en|countable|textiles}} The diagonal line between [[warp]] and [[weft]] in a [[woven]] [[fabric]].
3. {{lb|en|countable|textiles}} A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress) to diminish its [[circumference]].
4. {{lb|en|electronics}} A [[voltage]] or [[current]] applied to an electronic device, such as a [[transistor]] [[electrode]], to move its operating point to a desired part of its [[transfer function]].
5. {{lb|en|statistics}} The difference between the expectation of the sample [[estimator]] and the true [[population]] value, which reduces the [[representativeness]] of the estimator by systematically distorting it.
6. {{lb|en|sports}} In the games of [[crown green bowls]] and [[lawn bowls]]: a weight added to one side of a bowl so that as it rolls, it will follow a curved rather than a straight path; the [[oblique]] line followed by such a bowl; the [[lopsided]] shape or structure of such a bowl. In lawn bowls, the curved course is caused only by the shape of the bowl. The use of weights is prohibited.{{defdate|from 1560s}}
7. {{lb|en|South Korean idol fandom}} A person's favourite member of a [[K-pop]] [[band]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To place bias upon; to [[influence]].
2. {{lb|en|electronics}} To give a bias to.

Adjective

1. Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.
2. Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.
3. {{lb|en|nonstandard}} {{synonym of|en|biased|t=exhibiting [[#Noun|bias]]; [[prejudiced]]}}.

Adverb

1. In a slanting manner; [[crosswise]]; obliquely; diagonally.

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