See Also: bias 1, noun(dictionary)
Bias(health)
Bias(money)
bias(1)(dictionary)
bias(2)(dictionary)
bias(medicine)
Short bias(finance)
gender bias(dictionary)
bias 2, verb(dictionary)
Survivorship bias(finance)

bias 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: biais, from Old Proven?al]
[singular, U] an opinion about whether a person, group, or idea is good or bad which influences how you deal with it
political/gender/racial etc bias
::a discussion about political bias in the press
::Students were evaluated without bias or favoritism.
bias against/towards/in favour of
::It's clear that the company has a bias against women and minorities.
[singular] a natural skill or interest in one type of thing
::Lydia has a strong artistic bias.
on the bias
in a diagonal direction