noun / verb
bias
BY-us/ˈbaɪəs/
A systematic leaning that prevents impartial judgment or measurement.
The judge's bias favors her club member's flawed bowl over better work.
Etymology
The image of a slant became a mental leaning through bowls weighted on one side, which curved rather than running straight. This supplied the figurative sense of one-sided judgment or prejudice.
In context
you have to extract 12 people who have no bias no interest in the outcome no Prejudice about the defendant or the state
More examples
- The wording of a question can bias the answers.
- The sample contains a systematic bias toward older respondents.
- She recognizes her own bias in favor of familiar designs.
Forms
bias · biases · biased · biasing