ETYM French biasis, perh. from Late Lat. bifax two-faced; Latin bis + facies face. Related to Bi-, Face.
1. A uniform or systematic deviation from a point of reference.
2. In mathematics, an indication of the amount by which the average of a group of values deviates from a reference value.
3. In electronics, a voltage applied to a transistor or other electronic device to establish a reference level for its operation.
4. In communications, a type of distortion in the length of transmitted bits, caused by a lag that occurs as voltage builds up or falls off each time the signal changes from 0 to 1 or vice versa.
Tendency to a one-sided view; prejudice. Bias does not necessarily lie in what is said or written; omission of detail that does not suit the argument or intention of the speaker or writer is also a manifestation of bias.
A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation; SYN. prejudice.
An inadequacy in experimental design that leads to results or conclusions not representative of the population under study.
Strmina, nagib.
Strmina, kosina.
Obronak, pristranak.
Neobjektivna naklonjenost, čvrsta veza za neku ideju.
Smisao, dar za nešto.
Efekti projekta na šire okruženje, što predstavlja doprinos širim sektorskim zadacima, zajednički predstavljeni u opštim zadacima, u dosezanju preko političkih zadataka.
1. To cause to be biased; SYN. predetermine.
2. To give a bias to, as in a race.
Slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric.
1. diagonally
2 obsolete; awry
Beas.