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    [Noun]  | "bi*as" | \ ˈbī-əs \


    1: an inclination of temperament or outlook; especially : a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment : prejudice

    2: an instance of such prejudice

    3: bent, tendency


    Origin: 1530 ;

     Middle French biais;

    [Noun]  | "bi*as-belt*ed tire" | \ ˈbī-əs-ˌbel-təd- \


    1: a pneumatic tire with a belt (as of steel or fiberglass) to help prevent punctures that is under the tread and on top of the plies of cords which form the tire's carcass and which are set diagonally to the center line of the tread


    Origin: 1967 ;

    [Noun]  | "bias crime" 


    1: hate crime


    Origin: 1982 ;

    [Noun]  | "bi*as-ply tire" | \ ˈbī-əs-ˌplī- \


    1: a pneumatic tire having crossed plies of cords set diagonally to the center line of the tread


    Origin: 1965 ;

    [Noun]  | "bias tape" 


    1: a narrow strip of cloth cut on the bias, folded, and used for finishing or decorating clothing


    Origin: 1882 ;

    [Noun]  | "implicit bias" 


    1: a bias or prejudice that is present but not consciously held or recognized


    Origin: 1925 ;

    [Verb]  | "bias" 


    1: to give a settled and often prejudiced outlook to

    2: to apply a slight negative or positive voltage to (something, such as a transistor)


    Origin: 1581 ;

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    [Adjective]  | "bias" 


    1: diagonal, slanting —used chiefly of fabrics and their cut


    Origin: 1551 ;

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    [Adverb]  | "bias" 


    1: diagonally

    2: awry


    Origin: circa 1578 ;

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    [Geographical name]  | "Be*as" | \ ˈbē-ˌäs \


    1: river about 300 miles (483 kilometers) long in the Punjab, northern India

    [Noun]  | "bias" 


    1: an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities;


      * e.g., " ... he has a powerful bias towards sentimentality, which comes through even in his grittier stories "





    2: a habitual attraction to some activity or thing;


      * e.g., " ... from her youth she revealed a strong bias toward a life of the mind "



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    [Adverb]  | "bias" 


    1: in a line or direction running from corner to corner;


      * e.g., " ... made of fabric cut bias "



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    [Verb]  | "bias" 


    1: to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge;


      * e.g., " ... bad reviews biased her against the movie, even though it starred one of her favorite actors "



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    [Phrase]  | "on the bias" 


    1: in a line or direction running from corner to corner;


      * e.g., " ... The instructions said to cut the fabric on the bias. "



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     [ "bias" ]

    1: In Kpop, the member of an idol group that is your favorite. A person may have one ultimate bias, and many other biases from other idol groups, or only have one ultimate bias. This term is derived from "having a bias towards a particular person."

      * e.g.,  ... G-Dragon is my ultimate bias, but Key is my SHINee bias. 

     [ "bias" ]

    1: Painting the facts in a non objective manner based on ones own group's or personal philosophy. Instead of stating facts based on truth, they are stated based on opinion. Often wishing to invoke some type of emotional appeal to oneself or audience.

      * e.g.,  ... The websites Urban Dictionary and rational wiki show a liberal bias. see definition of Libertarian. 

     [ "bias" ]

    1: A bias is a term used in the kpop world. Out of a group you could have 1 or 2 or many biases , you choose a bias based off of theyre personality, how they act , what kind of person they are , and you and see if you truly want them as your bias , you can find this by watching videos and content, and do not choose one from the looks of the idol! That is quite rude , and disrespectful just to be like " oh he's super fine im gonna make him/her my bias" that proves that you only like them for theyre looks ans not who they are!

      * e.g.,  ... " bang chan is such a great leader , he cares so much about the other members and always makes sure they are happy and okay , I think hes gonna be my bias , the type of idol he is just amazing and i like that" 

     [ "bias" ]

    1: To lean towards something because you don't like something else, or you like something more than something else. Goes hand in hand with discrimination and prejudice.

      * e.g.,  ... Susan was biased when she was on the dating show. Contestant one was a telephone sanitizer and contestant two was a millionaire. She wanted the one with more money, even though the telephone sanitizer was a really sweet guy. 

     [ "bias" ]

    1: opinions, feelings, etc. (often preconceived) towards a person, place or thing with and/or without prior emperical knowledge, i.e. something that we all have, regardless of perception. See also ignorance.

      * e.g.,  ... Bias is a result of self-formulated opinions regardless of experience with any given situation or lack thereof. 

     [ "bias" ]

    1: What every single definition on Urban Dictionary has.

      * e.g.,  ... What you read above has bias. 

     [ "bias" ]

    1: that one thing present in most terms defined here in the urban dictionary.

      * e.g.,  ... Your term isn't accurate for other people. Your definition is biased. 

     [ "bias" ]

    1: Someone who alredey has their mind made up and preset towards a one sided view of a situation

      * e.g.,  ... 99% of UD editors are bias 

     [ "bias" ]

    1: A bias is a word related to the kpop world. A member from a group that you like the most because of certain reasons. You like theyre personality , the type of person they are , how they act , or maybe how the treat others! And NOT just because of the looks of them! That is quite rude to the idol , just to pick and choose around then have them as your bias because of how good looking they are. If you need help choosing a bias , or jusst choosing one , you can simply watch their content , and videos etc. If you do choose a bias from looks you are a fake stan!

      * e.g.,  ... " i love bang chan , hes such a great leader and really cares about the other members and hos they feel , and always makes sure that they are ok and he really shows it , hes probably my bias because of those reasons!" 

     [ "bias" ]

    1: A negative voltage applied to the grid of a vacuum tube in order to assist the alteration of the flow of electrons from the cathode to the plate.

      * e.g.,  ... the bias used for the 201A tube is 5 volts when the plate is at 90 volts. 

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