[ˈbʌɪəs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair
(e.g: there was evidence of bias against foreign applicants)

- a systematic distortion of a statistical result due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation

- a direction diagonal to the weave of a fabric
(e.g: a turquoise silk dress cut on the bias)

- (in bowls) the irregular shape given to one side of a bowl

- a steady voltage, magnetic field, or other factor applied to a system or device to cause it to operate over a predetermined range


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘oblique line’; also as an adjective meaning ‘oblique’): from French biais, from Provençal, perhaps based on Greek epikarsios ‘oblique’

[ˈbʌɪəs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something
(e.g: the search results are biased by the specific queries used)

- distort (a statistical result); introduce bias into (a method of sampling, measurement, analysis, etc.)

- give a bias to
(e.g: bias the valve so that the anode current is normally zero or small)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘oblique line’; also as an adjective meaning ‘oblique’): from French biais, from Provençal, perhaps based on Greek epikarsios ‘oblique’