bias
noun
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned.
biasing
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present participleof bias.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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While not all participants had pets of their own, their fondness for animals likely motivated their willingness to participate in the experiment, potentially biasing the results.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
Some economists viewed this increase as an anomaly given that the sector accounted for about 16% of total employment and speculated that a low response rate could be biasing the numbers higher.
From Reuters ● Oct. 3, 2023
By periodically biasing word selection in this way, a body of text is watermarked based on a particular distribution of tagged words.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2023
That could cause the team to miss thousands of infections that caused few or no symptoms, potentially biasing the results.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 19, 2023
To my astonishment, she gave an immediate sign of intelligence by gliding, silently as a shadow, another step in my direction, and her biasing eyes appeared to kindle with merriment.
From The Gray Nun by Lionel Strachey
