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biased

adjective

  1. display a bias
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbaɪəst/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English bias English -ed English biased From bias + -ed.

  1. Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.

    The newspaper gave a biased account of the incident.

    Obviously I'm biased, but…

  2. Having outcomes with unequal probabilities; weighted.

    a biased coin

  3. Angled at a slant.

    The table had a biased edge.

  4. On which an electrical bias is applied.
  5. Exhibiting a systematic distortion of results due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation; skewed.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English bias English -ed English biased From bias + -ed.

  1. simple past and past participle of bias

    She biased them against him for no apparent reason.