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bayas [bá.yas.] : bias (n.); cut diagonally (n.)
[ Etymology: English: bias ]

Derivatives of bayas


Glosses:
bias
n. (cognition)1. bias, preconception, prejudicea partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation.
~ taboo, tabua prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature.
~ irrational hostilityextreme prejudice.
~ partisanship, partialityan inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives.
~ experimenter bias(psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment.
~ homophobiaprejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality.
~ islamophobiaprejudice against Muslims.; "Muslim intellectuals are afraid of growing Islamophobia in the West"
~ racismthe prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races.
~ tendentiousnessan intentional and controversial bias.
n. (shape)2. bias, diagonala line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric.
~ straight linea line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature.; "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line"
v. (competition)3. biasinfluence in an unfair way.; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours"
~ prejudice, prepossessinfluence (somebody's) opinion in advance.
~ handicapattempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant.
v. (cognition)4. bias, predeterminecause to be biased.
~ prejudice, prepossessinfluence (somebody's) opinion in advance.
~ slant, weight, anglepresent with a bias.; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"
adj. 5. biasslanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.; "a bias fold"
~ obliqueslanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled.; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"