Predisposition vs. Bias

Predispositionnoun

the state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a disease or other health problem

Predispositionnoun

The act of predisposing, or the state of being predisposed; previous inclination, tendency, or propensity; predilection; - applied to the mind; as, a predisposition to anger.

Predispositionnoun

Previous fitness or adaptation to any change, impression, or purpose; susceptibility; - applied to material things; as, the predisposition of the body to disease.

Predispositionnoun

susceptibility to a pathogen

Predispositionnoun

an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way

Predispositionnoun

a disposition in advance to react in a particular way

Predispositionnoun

a liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way

Biasnoun

Inclination towards something; predisposition, partiality, prejudice, preference, predilection.

Biasnoun

The diagonal line between warp and weft in a woven fabric.

Biasnoun

A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (such as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.

Biasnoun

(electronics) A voltage or current applied to an electronic device, such as a transistor electrode, to move its operating point to a desired part of its transfer function.

Biasnoun

(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.

Biasnoun

(sports) In the games of crown green bowls and lawn bowls: a weight added to one side of a bowl so that as it rolls, it will follow a curved rather than a straight path; the oblique line followed by such a bowl; the lopsided shape or structure of such a bowl. In lawn bowls, the curved course is caused only by the shape of the bowl. The use of weights is prohibited.

Biasnoun

(fandom slang) A person's favourite member of a K-pop band.

Biasverb

(transitive) To place bias upon; to influence.

Biasverb

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Biasadjective

Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.

Biasadjective

Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.

Biasadverb

In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally.

Biasnoun

A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it from a straight line.

Biasnoun

A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent; inclination.

Biasnoun

A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.

Biasnoun

A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias.

Biasadjective

Inclined to one side; swelled on one side.

Biasadjective

Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.

Biasadverb

In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias.

Biasverb

To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess.

Biasnoun

a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

Biasnoun

a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric

Biasverb

influence in an unfair way;

Biasverb

cause to be biased

Biasadjective

slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric;

Bias

Bias is a disproportionate weight in favor of or against an idea or thing, usually in a way that is closed-minded, prejudicial, or unfair. Biases can be innate or learned.