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al bies — 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.

Senses

al bies is used for these senses in English:

  • bias In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally.
  • on the bias (textiles) Describing the method of cutting fabric diagonally across the grain (so as to make the clothing cling to the body)

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.

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