Definition of bias

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Bias (adv.) In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias..

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Fair :: Fair (superl.) Characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or candor; open; upright; free from suspicion or bias; equitable; just; -- said of persons, character, or conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a fair statement..
Irrespective :: Irrespective (a.) Without regard for conditions, circumstances, or consequences; unbiased; independent; impartial; as, an irrespective judgment..
Sway :: Sway (v. i.) To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion..
Unbias :: Unbias (v. t.) To free from bias or prejudice.
Prepossess :: Prepossess (v. t.) To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as to preclude other things; hence, to bias or prejudice; to give a previous inclination to, for or against anything; esp., to induce a favorable opinion beforehand, or at the outset..
Bias :: Bias (n.) A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line..
Evenhanded :: Evenhanded (a.) Fair or impartial; unbiased.
Bowl :: Bowl (n.) An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with biased balls on a level plat of greensward..
Prejudicant :: Prejudicant (a.) Influenced by prejudice; biased.
Independent :: Independent (a.) Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious; self-directing; as, a man of an independent mind..
Candid :: Candid (a.) Free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge according to truth and justice, or without partiality or prejudice; fair; just; impartial; as, a candid opinion..
Indifference :: Indifference (n.) Impartiality; freedom from prejudice, prepossession, or bias..
Tobias Fish :: Tobias fish () The lant, or sand eel..
Penchant :: Penchant (n.) Inclination; decided taste; bias; as, a penchant for art..
Bias :: Bias (a.) Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.
Bent :: Bent (v.) A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind; inclination; disposition; purpose; aim.
Bias :: Bias (n.) A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias..
Favor :: Favor (n.) To regard with kindness; to support; to aid, or to have the disposition to aid, or to wish success to; to be propitious to; to countenance; to treat with consideration or tenderness; to show partiality or unfair bias towards..
Bias :: Bias (n.) A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent; inclination..
Unwarped :: Unwarped (a.) Not warped; hence, not biased; impartial..
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