influire — meaning in English

English meaning

• bias noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
• influence noun The power to affect how someone or something develops, behaves, or thinks.

Senses

influire is used for these senses in English:

• bias (transitive) To place bias upon; to influence.
• influence (transitive) To have an effect on by using gentle or subtle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias, or sway; to persuade or induce.

bias — full definition

1. noun An unfair leaning toward or against something, often without a person even realizing it.
2. noun A diagonal direction across woven fabric, cut at 45 degrees to the straight threads.
3. noun In statistics, a systematic error that skews a measurement or estimate away from the true value.
4. verb To unfairly influence someone or something in a particular direction.

influence — full definition

1. noun The power to affect how someone or something develops, behaves, or thinks.
2. verb To affect or change someone's thinking, behavior, or development.

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