biased

Etymology

From bias + -ed.

adj

  1. Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.
    The newspaper gave a biased account of the incident.
  2. Angled at a slant.
    The table had a biased edge.
  3. (electrical engineering) On which an electrical bias is applied.
  4. (statistics) Exhibiting a systematic distortion of results due to a factor not allowed for in its derivation; skewed.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of bias
    She biased them against him for no apparent reason.

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