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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bias \Bi"as\ (b[imac]"as), n.; pl {Biases} (-[e^]z). [F. biasis, perh. fr LL bifax two-faced; L. bis + facies face. See {Bi-}, and cf {Face}.] 1. A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line Being ignorant that there is a concealed bias within the spheroid, which will . . . swerve away --Sir W. Scott. 2. A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent; inclination. Strong love is a bias upon the thoughts. --South. Morality influences men's lives, and gives a bias to all their actions. --Locke. 3. A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference. 4. A slant; a diagonal; as to cut cloth on the bias. Syn: Prepossession; prejudice; partiality; inclination. See {Bent}.
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