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

bias(2) (iou)



bias verb. Infl. -s-, -ss-. E17.
[from BIAS adjective, noun, & adverb.]
verb trans. Give a bias to (a bowl etc.); cause to swerve from a course (lit. & fig.); influence (usu. unfairly), inspire with prejudice. E17.
verb intrans. Incline to one side, swerve from the right course. Only in 17.
verb trans. Apply a steady voltage, magnetic field, etc., to: see BIAS noun 8. E20.
biased, biassed adjective having a bias; influenced, prejudiced: E17.