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bias

The origin and history of bias.

Etymology

From Middle French biais, "sideways" or "at a slant," first used in English around 1520 for an oblique line, then borrowed into the game of bowls for a ball's curving path — which gave us the figurative "leaning" sense.

Origin: Middle French · First attested 1520

Class of 1520

bias first entered the language around 1520. Other words from the same year:

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