distorsione — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bias noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
- distortion noun A change that twists something out of its normal shape or meaning.
- twist verb To turn or bend something, often forcefully, so it becomes distorted or wound.
- warp noun A twist or distortion out of the normal or original shape.
Senses
distorsione is used for these senses in English:
- bias (statistics) The difference between the expectation of the sample estimator and the true population value, which reduces the representativeness of the estimator by systematically distorting it.
- twist A twisting force.
- twist Anything twisted, or the act of twisting.
- warp (uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being physically bent or twisted out of shape.
- warp (countable) A mental or moral distortion, deviation, or aberration.
bias — full definition
- noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
- noun A diagonal direction across woven fabric, cut at 45 degrees to the straight threads.
- noun In statistics, a systematic error that skews a measurement or estimate away from the true value.
- verb To unfairly influence someone or something in a particular direction.
distortion — full definition
- noun A change that twists something out of its normal shape or meaning.
- noun Unwanted noise or crackle added to sound, or a fuzzy effect used deliberately on electric guitars.