biased

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.
  2. Having outcomes with unequal probabilities; weighted.
  3. Angled at a slant.
  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
  1. simple past and past participle of bias

Pronunciation

/ˈbaɪəst/ en-us-biased.ogg

Word forms

biased more biased most biased biassed

Etymology

From bias + -ed.

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